Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
NATANT
Etymology
Adjective
natant (comparative more natant, superlative most natant)
floating or swimming (in water)
(heraldry) in a horizontal position, as if swimming
Source: Wiktionary
Na"tant, a. Etym: [L. natans, -antis, from swim, v. intens. fr. nare to swim: cf. F. natant.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many aquatic plants.
2. (Her.)
Definition: Placed horizontally across the field, as if swimmimg toward the dexter side; said of all sorts of fishes except the flying fish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUBDUCTION
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