Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
PIPERIC
Pi*per"ic, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or derived from, or designating, a complex organic acid found in the products of different members of the Pepper family, and extracted as a yellowish crystalline substance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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