Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
OPIANINE
O"pi*a*nine, n. (Chem.)
Definition: An alkaloid found in small quantity in opium. It is identical with narcotine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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