Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
GLOCHIDIATE
Etymology
Adjective
glochidiate (comparative more glochidiate, superlative most glochidiate)
(botany) Having barbs.
Source: Wiktionary
Glo*chid"i*ate, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: Having barbs; as, glochidiate bristles. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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