Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
BASILARY
basilar, basilary
(adjective) of or relating to or located at the base; “the basilar membrane of the cochlea”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
basilary (comparative more basilary, superlative most basilary)
Alternative form of basilar
Source: Wiktionary
Bas"i*lar, Bas"i*la*ry, a. Etym: [F. basilaire, fr. L. basis. See Base, n.]
1. Relating to, or situated at, the base.
2. Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action. [R.] "Basilar instincts." H. W. Beecher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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