Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
PUCHERITE
Pu"cher*ite, n. Etym: [So named from the Pucher Mine, in Saxony.] (Min.)
Definition: Vanadate of bismuth, occurring in minute reddish brown crystals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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