Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
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MATICO
Ma*ti"co, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A Peruvian plant (Piper, or Artanthe, elongatum), allied to the pepper, the leaves of which are used as a styptic and astringent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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