Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CATALYST
catalyst
(noun) something that causes an important event to happen; “the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country”
catalyst, accelerator
(noun) (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
catalyst (plural catalysts)
(chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
Someone or something that encourages progress or change.
(literature) An inciting incident that sets the successive conflict into motion.
(automotive) A catalytic converter.
Synonyms
• (Someone or something that encourages progress or change): stimulus, straw that stirs the drink
Antonyms
• (something that encourages change): inhibitor
• (something that enhances or accelerates): dampener
Source: Wiktionary
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25 December 2024
UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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