Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
QUOTIENTS
Noun
quotients
plural of quotient
Source: Wiktionary
QUOTIENT
Quo"tient, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. quoties how often, how many times, fr. quot how many. See Quota.]
1. (Arith.)
Definition: The number resulting from the division of one number by another, and showing how often a less number is contained in a greater; thus, the quotient of twelve divided by four is three.
2. (Higher Alg.)
Definition: The result of any process inverse to multiplication. See the Note under Multiplication.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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