Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SOLVABLE
solvable, resolvable
(adjective) capable of being solved; “such problems are perfectly solvable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
solvable
Capable of being solved.
Synonym: soluble
Antonyms: unsolvable, insolvable, insoluble
(obsolete) Capable of being dissolved or liquefied.
Synonym: soluble
Antonyms: unsolvable, insolvable, insoluble
(obsolete) Able to pay one's debts.
Synonym: solvent
(obsolete, rare) Capable of being paid and discharged.
Source: Wiktionary
Solv"a*ble, a. Etym: [F. solvable. See Solve, and cf. Soluble, Solvible.]
1. Susceptible of being solved, resolved, or explained; admitting of solution.
2. Capable of being paid and discharged; as, solvable obligations. Tooke.
3. Able to pay one's debts; solvent. [Obs.] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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