Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
NONSPECIFIC
nonspecific
(adjective) not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides; “nonspecific enteritis”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
nonspecific (not comparable)
Not specific or precise.
(of an infection) Not caused by a specific pathogen.
(of a person's immunity) Not caused by previous infection or vaccination.
(of a microscopic stain) That does not just stain one type of tissue.
Synonyms
• unspecific (less common), inspecific (much less common)
Source: Wiktionary
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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