Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SYRINGIN
Sy*rin"gin, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A glucoside found in the bark of the lilac (Syringa) and extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- formerly called also lilacin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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