Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SYCONES
Sy*co"nes, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A division of calcareous sponges.
Note: They usually resemble a fig, being vase-shaped with a fringed opening at the summit. The feeding cells are in ampullæ connected with radial tubes in the thickened walls of the body.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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