Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ROOKIE
cub, greenhorn, rookie
(noun) an awkward and inexperienced youth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rookie (plural rookies)
An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
A novice.
An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
(British) A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.
Synonyms
• beginner
• newbie
• noob
• tyro
• novice
• See also beginner
Adjective
rookie (comparative rookier, )
non-professional; amateur
Source: Wiktionary
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STACCATO
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
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