Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
LIGNIFICATION
Noun
lignification (countable and uncountable, plural lignifications)
Turning to wood; the process of becoming ligneous.
Source: Wiktionary
Lig`ni*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. lignification. See Lignify.] (Bot.)
Definition: A change in the character of a cell wall, by which it becomes harder. It is supposed to be due to an incrustation of lignin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TERNARY
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