Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SYNAPSE
synapse
(noun) the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; “nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
synapse (plural synapses)
The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.
Verb
synapse (third-person singular simple present synapses, present participle synapsing, simple past and past participle synapsed)
(intransitive) To form a synapse.
(intransitive) To undergo synapsis.
Source: Wiktionary
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