Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
STREPTOTHRIX
Strep"to*thrix, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.)
Definition: A genus of bacilli occurring of the form of long, smooth and apparently branched threads, either straight or twisted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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