Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CODEX
codex, leaf-book
(noun) an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)
codex
(noun) an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
codex (plural codices or codexes)
An early manuscript book.
A book bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll.
An official list of medicines and medicinal ingredients.
Anagrams
• coxed
Source: Wiktionary
Co"dex, n.; pl. Codices. Etym: [L. See Code.]
1. A book; a manuscript.
2. A collection or digest of laws; a code. Burrill.
3. An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any part of them, particularly the New Testament.
4. A collection of canons. Shipley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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