Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SIXTEENTH
sixteenth, th
(adjective) coming next after the fifteenth in position
sixteenth, one-sixteenth, sixteenth part
(noun) one part in sixteen equal parts
sixteenth
(noun) position 16 in a countable series of things
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
sixteenth
The ordinal form of the number sixteen.
Usage notes
English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.
Abbreviations
• 16th, 16th; (in names of monarchs and popes) XVI
Noun
sixteenth (plural sixteenths)
One of sixteen equal parts of a whole.
Source: Wiktionary
Six"teenth`, a. Etym: [From Sixteen: cf. AS. sixteó.]
1. Sixth after the tenth; next in order after the fifteenth.
2. Constituting or being one of sixteen equal parts into which anything is divided. Sixteenth note (Mus.), the sixteenth part of a whole note; a semiquaver.
Six"teenth`, n.
1. The quotient of a unit divided by sixteen; one of sixteen equal parts of one whole.
2. The next in order after the fifteenth; the sixth after the tenth.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: An interval comprising two octaves and a second. Moore (Encyc. of Music.)
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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