Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
MUCIGEN
Etymology
Noun
mucigen (countable and uncountable, plural mucigens)
(physiology) A substance formed in mucous epithelial cells that gives rise to mucin.
Source: Wiktionary
Mu"ci*gen, n. Etym: [Mucin + -gen.] (Physiol.)
Definition: A substance which is formed in mucous epithelial cells, and gives rise to mucin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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