Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
GLOBOSE
global, ball-shaped, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical
(adjective) having the shape of a sphere or ball; “a spherical object”; “nearly orbicular in shape”; “little globular houses like mud-wasp nests”- Zane Grey
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
globose (comparative more globose, superlative most globose)
Having a globular form.
Source: Wiktionary
Glo*bose", a. Etym: [L. globosus.]
Definition: Having a rounded form resembling that of a globe; globular, or nearly so; spherical. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GUILLOTINE
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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