Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CHEMISM
Etymology
Noun
chemism (plural chemisms)
(obsolete, chemistry) chemical attraction
Source: Wiktionary
Chem"ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. chimisme. See Chemistry.]
Definition: The force exerted between the atoms of elementary substance whereby they unite to form chemical compounds; chemical attaction; affinity; -- sometimes used as a general expression for chemical activity or relationship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
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