Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
STEAROPTENES
Noun
stearoptenes
plural of stearoptene
Source: Wiktionary
STEAROPTENE
Ste`a*rop"tene, n. Etym: [Stearic + -optene as in elæoptene.] (Chem.)
Definition: The more solid ingredient of certain volatile oils; -- contrasted with elæoptene.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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