Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
COMPOS
Etymology 1
Noun
compos
plural of compo
Etymology 2
Adjective
compos (not comparable)
compos mentis; of sound mind; sane
Source: Wiktionary
COMPO
Com"po, n.; pl. -pos (#).
Definition: Short for Composition; -- used, esp. in England, colloq. in various trade applications; as : (a) A mortar made of sand and cement. (b) A carver's mixture of resin, whiting, and glue, used instead of plaster of Paris for ornamenting walls and cornices. (c) A composition for billiard balls. (d) A preparation of which printer's rollers are made. (e) A preparation used in currying leather. (f) Composition paid by a debtor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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