Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CHROMOUS
Etymology
Adjective
chromous (not comparable)
(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 2
Source: Wiktionary
Chro"mous, a.
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chromium, when this element has a valence lower than that in chromic compounds. Chromous acid, a bluish gray powder, CrO.OH, of weak acid properties and regard as an acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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