Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
BENEFIC
benefic
(adjective) exerting a favorable or beneficent influence; “a benefic star”; “a benefic force”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
benefic (comparative more benefic, superlative most benefic)
Favorable; beneficent.
Noun
benefic (plural benefics)
(astrology) a favorable planet
Antonyms
• malefic
Source: Wiktionary
Be*nef"ic, a. Etym: [L. beneficus. See Benefice.]
Definition: Favorable; beneficent. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AROMATIC
(adjective) (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings; “an aromatic organic compound”
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