Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
scintilla
(noun) a sparkling glittering particle
shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge
(noun) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scintilla (plural scintillae or scintillas)
A small spark or flash.
(figuratively) A small or trace amount.
Synonym: Thesaurus:modicum
• Scillitan
Source: Wiktionary
Scin*til"la, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: A spark; the least particle; an iota; a tittle. R. North.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.