Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
PETROL
gasoline, gasolene, gas, petrol
(noun) a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
petrol (usually uncountable, plural petrols)
(chiefly, AU, NZ, UK, South Africa, India) Petroleum, a fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
(informal) A motor vehicle powered by petrol (as opposed to diesel).
Synonyms
• (US) gasoline, gas
Anagrams
• replot, torple
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*trol", n.
Definition: Petroleum. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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