Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
DECIDUOUS
deciduous
(adjective) (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
deciduous
(adjective) (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth; “deciduous teeth”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
deciduous (not comparable)
(biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
Antonyms: persistent, permanent
(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
Antonyms: evergreen, sempervirent. Cf. caducous.
Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.
Source: Wiktionary
De*cid"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. deciduus, fr. dec to fall off; de- + cadere to fall. See Chance.] (Biol.)
Definition: Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain season, or a certain stage or interval of growth, as leaves (except of evergreens) in autumn, or as parts of animals, such as hair, teeth, antlers, etc.; also, shedding leaves or parts at certain seasons, stages, or intervals; as, deciduous trees; the deciduous membrane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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