Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
Melastoma, genus Melastoma
(noun) type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Me*las"to*ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of evergreen tropical shrubs; -- so called from the black berries of some species, which stain the mouth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.