Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
kava, kavakava
(noun) an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kava (countable and uncountable, plural kavas)
A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum.
An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.
Source: Wiktionary
Ka"va, n. Etym: [Polynesian.] (Bot.)
Definition: A species of Macropiper (M. methysticum), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication; also, the beverage itself. [Written also kawa, kava, and ava.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.