Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CONSTRINGENT
Etymology
Adjective
constringent (comparative more constringent, superlative most constringent)
Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*strin"gent, a. Etym: [L. constringens, p.pr.]
Definition: Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHEMICAL
(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; “chemical fertilizer”
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