Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
POLYMERIZE
polymerize, polymerise
(verb) undergo polymerization
polymerize, polymerise
(verb) cause (a compound) to polymerize
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
polymerize (third-person singular simple present polymerizes, present participle polymerizing, simple past and past participle polymerized)
(transitive, chemistry) To convert a monomer to a polymer by polymerization.
(intransitive, chemistry) To undergo polymerization.
Source: Wiktionary
Pol"y*mer*ize, v. t. (Chem.)
Definition: To cause polymerization of; to produce polymers from; to increase the molecular weight of, without changing the atomic proportions; thus, certain acids polymerize aldehyde.
Pol"y*mer*ize, v. i. (Chem.)
Definition: To change into another substance having the same atomic proportions, but a higher molecular weight; to undergo polymerization; thus, aldehyde polymerizes in forming paraldehyde.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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