Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
FIFTHS
Noun
fifths
plural of fifth
Source: Wiktionary
FIFTH
Fifth, a. Etym: [OE. fifte, fifthe, AS. fifta. See Five.]
1. Next in order after the fourth; -- the ordinal of five.
2. Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing. Fifth monarchy men (Hist.), a fanatical sect in England, of the time of the commonwealth, who maintained that there would be a fifth universal monarchy, during which Christ would reign on earth a thousand years.
– Fifth wheel, a horizontal wheel or segment above the fore axle of a carriage and beneath the body, forming an extended support to prevent careening.
Fifth, n.
1. The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts; a fifth part.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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