Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CRINITE
Etymology
Adjective
crinite (comparative more crinite, superlative most crinite)
Having the appearance of a tuft of hair.
Having a hair-like tail or train.
(botany) Bearded or tufted with hairs.
Noun
crinite (plural crinites)
(zoology) A fossil crinoid.
Anagrams
• citiner, citrine, inciter, neritic, retinic, tricine
Source: Wiktionary
Cri"nite (kr"nt), a. Etym: [L. crinitus, p. p. of crinire to provide or cover with hair, fr. crinis hair.]
1. Having the appearance of a tuft of hair; having a hairlike tail or train. "Comate, crinite, caudate stars."
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Bearded or tufted with hairs. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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