Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SPHAGNOUS
Etymology
Adjective
sphagnous (comparative more sphagnous, superlative most sphagnous)
Pertaining to, or consisting of, sphagnum.
Source: Wiktionary
Sphag"nous, a. (Bot.)
Definition: Pertaining to moss of the genus Sphagnum, or bog moss; abounding in peat or bog moss.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ADMIRABLE
(adjective) deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; āan estimable young professorā; ātrains ran with admirable precisionā; āhis taste was impeccable, his health admirableā
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