Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
FUSCOUS
fuscous, taupe
(adjective) of something having a dusky brownish grey color
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
fuscous (comparative more fuscous, superlative most fuscous)
Dark in color, dark-hued; dusky, swarthy.
Source: Wiktionary
Fus"cous, a. Etym: [L. fuscus.]
Definition: Brown or grayish black; darkish. Sad and fuscous colors, as black or brown, or deep purple and the like. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
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