Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CAPRYLATE
Etymology
Noun
caprylate (plural caprylates)
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of caprylic acid
Synonyms
• octanoate
Anagrams
• calyptera, calyptrae
Source: Wiktionary
Cap"ry*late, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of caprylic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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