Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SUBTERRANEAN
subterranean, subterraneous, ulterior
(adjective) lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); “subterranean motives for murder”; “looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge”- Bertrand Russell
subterranean, subterraneous
(adjective) being or operating under the surface of the earth; “subterranean passages”; “a subsurface flow of water”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
subterranean (comparative more subterranean, superlative most subterranean)
below ground, under the earth, underground
Synonyms
• subterraneous, subterrene, underground, hypogean
Source: Wiktionary
Sub`ter*ra"ne*an, Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. subterraneus; sub under + terra earth. See Terrace.]
Definition: Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage.
– Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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