Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
LEPTON
lepton
(noun) an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0
lepton
(noun) 100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
lepton (plural lepta or leptons)
A coin used since ancient times in Greece, serving in modern times as one hundredth of a phoenix, a drachma, and a euro (as the Greek form of the Eurocent).
A small, bronze Judean coin from the 1st century B.C, considered by some to be the widow's mite.
Etymology 2
Noun
lepton (plural leptons)
(particle physics) An elementary particle that has a spin of 1/2 (i.e, is a fermion) and does not interact via the strong nuclear force; examples include the electron, the muon, the neutrino and the tauon.
Anagrams
• Pelton, pentol
Source: Wiktionary
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
23 November 2024
THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee Trivia
