Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
GNOMAE
GNOME
Gnome, n. Etym: [F. gnome, prob. fr. Gr. i. e., of the treasures in the inner parts of the earth, or fr. Know.]
1. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc.
2. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.
4. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: A brief reflection or maxim. Peacham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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