Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ECLAMPSIA
eclampsia
(noun) a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
eclampsia (usually uncountable, plural eclampsias)
(pathology) A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension.
Source: Wiktionary
Ec*lamp"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself; convulsions.
Note: The term is generally restricted to a convulsive affection attending pregnancy and parturition, and to infantile convulsions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
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