Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
RETRORSE
retrorse
(adjective) bent or curved backward or downward; “leaves with retrorse barbs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
retrorse (comparative more retrorse, superlative most retrorse)
Bent backward or downward.
Anagrams
• Terreros, resorter, restorer
Source: Wiktionary
Re*trorse", a. Etym: [L. retrorsus, retroversus; retro back + vertere, versum, to turn. Cf. Retrovert.]
Definition: Bent backward or downward.
– Re*trorse"ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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