Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
HYOMANDIBULAR
Hy`o*man*dib"u*lar, a. Etym: [Hyo- + mandibular.] (Anat.)
Definition: Pertaining both to the hyoidean arch and the mandible or lower jaw; as, the hyomandibular bone or cartilage, a segment of the hyoid arch which connects the lower jaw with the skull in fishes.
– n.
Definition: The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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