Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
NOVELTY
bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket
(noun) cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
knickknack, novelty
(noun) a small inexpensive mass-produced article
freshness, novelty
(noun) originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
novelty, freshness
(noun) originality by virtue of being new and surprising
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
novelty (countable and uncountable, plural novelties)
The state of being new or novel; newness.
A new product; an innovation.
A small mass-produced trinket.
In novelty theory, newness, density of complexification, and dynamic change as opposed to static habituation.
Etymology
Named in the 1850s after the novelty goods sold by a local merchant.
Proper noun
Novelty
A village in Missouri.
Source: Wiktionary
Nov"el*ty, n.; pl. Novelties. Etym: [OF. novelté, F. nouveauté, L. novellitas.]
1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction. Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. South.
2. Something novel; a new or strange thing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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