Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ONCOGENE
oncogene, transforming gene
(noun) a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
oncogene (plural oncogenes)
(oncology, genetics) Any gene that contributes to the conversion of a normal cell into a cancerous cell when mutated or expressed at high levels.
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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