Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
RUMICIN
Ru"mi*cin, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A yellow crystalline substance found in the root of yellow dock (Rumex crispus) and identical with chrysophanic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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