Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
MICROCHEMISTRY
Etymology
Noun
microchemistry (uncountable)
(chemistry) Chemical techniques for preparing, handling, and analyzing small quantities of chemical compounds, especially masses less than a milligram.
(chemistry) Chemical processes that take place in very small regions, such as on the grain boundaries of a metal.
Source: Wiktionary
Mi`cro-chem"is*try, n. Etym: [Micro- + chemistry.]
Definition: The application of chemical tests to minute objects or portions of matter, magnified by the use of the microscopy; -- distinguished from macro-chemistry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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