Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CINNAMIC
Etymology
Adjective
cinnamic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to cinnamon
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to cinnamic acid or its derivatives
Source: Wiktionary
Cin*nam"ic, a. Etym: [From Cinnamon.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or obtained from, cinnamon. Cinnamic acid (Chem.), a white, crystalline, odorless substance. C6H5.C2H2C2H2.CO2H, formerly obtained from storax and oil of cinnamon, now made from certain benzene derivatives in large quantities, and used for the artificial production of indigo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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