Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
GONIDIUM
Noun
gonidium (plural gonidia)
(lichenology, phycology) A photosynthetic algal cell in the thallus of a lichen; a similar asexual reproductive cell in some algae.
(zoology) A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa.
Source: Wiktionary
Go*nid"i*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zool.)
Definition: A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa.
Go*nid"i*um, n.; pl. Gonidia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A component cell of the yellowish green layer in certain lichens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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1 January 2025
SOLICITOUSLY
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”
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