Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
GRYPHAEA
Gry*phæ"a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. I gryphus, or qryps, gen. gryphis, a griffin.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of cretaceous fossil shells allied to the oyster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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