Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
NITROCALCITE
nitrocalcite
(noun) the mineral form of calcium nitrate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ni`tro*cal"cite, n. Etym: [Nitro- + calcite.] (Min.)
Definition: Nitrate of calcium, a substance having a grayish white color, occuring in efforescences on old walls, and in limestone caves, especially where there exists decaying animal matter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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