Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
REALISTIC
realistic
(adjective) aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; “a realistic description”; “a realistic view of the possibilities”; “a realistic appraisal of our chances”; “the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans”
naturalistic, realistic
(adjective) representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; “realistic portraiture”; “a realistic novel”; “in naturalistic colors”; “the school of naturalistic writers”
realistic
(adjective) of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism; “a realistic system of thought”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
realistic (comparative more realistic, superlative most realistic)
Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic.
Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
Antonyms
• unrealistic
• utopian
Anagrams
• clarities, eristical
Source: Wiktionary
Re`al*is"tic, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the realists; characterized by realism rather than by imagination.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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