Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
HYPEROTRETA
Myxiniformes, suborder Myxiniformes, Hyperotreta, suborder Hyperotreta, Myxinoidei, Myxinoidea, suborder Myxinoidei
(noun) hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Hy`per*o*tre"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish and the genus Bdellostoma. They have barbels around the mouth, one tooth on the plate, and a communication between tionnasal aperture and the throat. See Hagfish. [Written also Hyperotreti.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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