Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
MUCEDIN
Mu*ce"din, n. Etym: [From Mucus.] (Bot. Chem.)
Definition: A yellowish white, amorphous, nitrogenous substance found in wheat, rye, etc., and resembling gluten; -- formerly called also mucin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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