Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SCISSURE
crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
(noun) a long narrow opening
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scissure (plural scissures)
A longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.
Source: Wiktionary
Scis"sure, n. Etym: [L. scissura, from scindere, scissum, to cut, spilt.]
Definition: A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure. Hammond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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