Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
BICHIR
Etymology
The word bichir has its origins (probably pre-1970s) via French from dialect Arabic abu shīr.
Noun
bichir (plural bichirs)
Any of a group of ray-finned fish of the family Polypteridae in the order Polypteriformes.
Source: Wiktionary
Bi*chir", n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A remarkable ganoid fish (Polypterus bichir) found in the Nile and other African rivers. See Brachioganoidei.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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