Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
MOLYBDIC
Etymology
Adjective
molybdic (not comparable)
(inorganic chemistry) Relating to molybdenum, especially describing compounds of molybdenum in which it has an oxidation state of +6.
(inorganic chemistry, obsolete) Belonging to the group of elements now recognized as groups 5 and 6.
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• colymbid
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*lyb"dic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. molybdique. See molybdena.] (Chem.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence, as contrasted with molybdous compounds; as, molybdic oxide.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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