Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
QUADRENNIAL
Etymology
Adjective
quadrennial (not comparable)
Happening every four years.
Lasting for four years.
Noun
quadrennial (plural quadrennials)
A four-year period, a quadrennium.
Source: Wiktionary
Quad*ren"ni*al, a. Etym: [L. quadriennium a space of four years; quattuor four + annus year; cf. L. quadriennis. See Quadrate, and Annual.]
1. Comprising four years; as, a quadrennial period.
2. Occurring once in four years, or at the end of every four years; as, quadrennial games.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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