Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
FUCUSOL
Fu"cu*sol, n. Etym: [Fucus + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)
Definition: An oily liquid, resembling, and possibly identical with, furfurol, and obtained from fucus, and other seaweeds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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