Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SYNTAGMA
syntagma, syntagm
(noun) a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit
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Etymology
Noun
syntagma (plural syntagmata or syntagmas)
(linguistics) A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit.
(semiotics) An arrangement of units that together bears a meaning.
(history) A Macedonian phalanx fighting formation consisting of 256 men with long spears (sarissae).
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CHLORTHALIDONE
(noun) a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks
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