Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
BYSSINE
Etymology
Adjective
byssine (comparative more byssine, superlative most byssine)
Made of, or resembling, silk; silken.
Source: Wiktionary
Bys"sine, a. Etym: [L. byssinus made of byssus, Gr.Byssus.]
Definition: Made of silk; having a silky or flaxlike appearance. Coles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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