Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ECBOLINE
Ec"bo*line (; 104), n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Definition: An alkaloid constituting the active principle of ergot; -- so named from its power of producing abortion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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