Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
LYCINE
Lyc"ine, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because found in the boxthorn (Lycium barbarum). See Betaine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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