Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
STRAIGHTEDGE
straightedge
(noun) hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
straightedge (comparative more straightedge, superlative most straightedge)
Living one's life opposing or eschewing the use of drugs such as alcohol and tobacco.
Noun
straightedge (plural straightedges)
A flat, rectangular tool used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines.
Source: Wiktionary
Straight"edge`, n.
Definition: A board, or piece of wood or metal, having one edge perfectly straight, -- used to ascertain whether a line is straight or a surface even, and for drawing straight lines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRAZY
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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