Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
MNEMONIC
mnemonic, mnemotechnic, mnemotechnical
(adjective) of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory; “mnemonic device”
mnemonic
(noun) a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
mnemonic (not comparable)
Of or relating to mnemonics: the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily.
Of or relating to memory.
Noun
mnemonic (plural mnemonics)
Anything (especially something in verbal form) used to help remember something.
(computing) The textual, human-readable form of an assembly language instruction, not including operands.
Synonyms
• aide-mémoire
Source: Wiktionary
Mne*mon"ic, Mne*mon"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. mind.]
Definition: Assisting in memory.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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