Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
PRISTINE
pristine
(adjective) immaculately clean and unused; “handed her his pristine white handkerchief”
pristine
(adjective) completely free from dirt or contamination; “pristine mountain snow”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
pristine (comparative more pristine, superlative most pristine)
Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.
Perfect.
Etymology 2
Adjective
pristine (comparative more pristine, superlative most pristine)
Relating to sawfishes of the family Pristidae.
Anagrams
• Petrinis, spiriten
Source: Wiktionary
Pris"tine, a. Etym: [L. pristinus, akin to prior: cf. F. pristin. See Prior, a.]
Definition: Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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