Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
BERYLLIUM
beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number
(noun) a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
beryllium (countable and uncountable, plural berylliums)
The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
(countable) An atom of this element.
Synonyms
• glucinium or glucinum (archaic)
Source: Wiktionary
Be*ryl"li*um (, n. Etym: [NL.] (Chem.)
Definition: A metallic element found in the beryl. See Glucinum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOLUTION
(noun) a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; “he used a solution of peroxide and water”
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