Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
OZOCERITE
Noun
ozocerite (countable and uncountable, plural ozocerites)
(mineral) A dark waxy mineral, found associated with petroleum in some sandstones, used to make polishes.
Source: Wiktionary
O`zo*ce"rite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A waxlike mineral resin; -- sometimes called native paraffin, and mineral wax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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