Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
PATHOGENE
Noun
pathogene (plural pathogenes)
Dated form of pathogen.
Source: Wiktionary
Path"o*gene, n. Etym: [See Pathogenic.] (Biol.)
Definition: One of a class of virulent microörganisms or bacteria found in the tissues and fluids in infectious diseases, and supposed to be the cause of the disease; a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium;
– opposed to zymogene.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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