Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
LIRA
lira, Italian lira
(noun) formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi
lira, Turkish lira
(noun) the basic unit of money in Turkey
lira, Maltese lira
(noun) the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
lira (plural lire or liras)
The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar)
The former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro
Noun
lira (plural lirot or liroth or liras)
The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.
Etymology 2
Noun
lira
A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
Etymology 3
Noun
lira (plural lirae)
Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs
Anagrams
• Lair, aril, lair, lari, liar, rail, rial
Source: Wiktionary
Li"ra, n. ; pl. Lire. Etym: [It., fr. L. libra the Roman pound. Cf. Livre.]
Definition: An Italian coin equivalent in value to the French franc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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