Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SKUTTERUDITE
Etymology
Noun
skutterudite (plural skutterudites)
(mineral) A class of mixed cobalt and nickel arsenide and sulfide minerals
Source: Wiktionary
Skut"ter*ud*ite, n. Etym: [From Skuttertid, in Norway, whence it is ibtained.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral of a bright metallic luster and tin-white to pale lead-gray color. It consist of arsenic and cobalt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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