Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
TAPROOT
taproot
(noun) something that provides an important central source for growth or development; “the taproot of his resentment”; “genius and insanity spring from the same taproot”
taproot
(noun) (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
taproot (plural taproots)
(botany) A long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions). [from early 17th c.]
Anagrams
• portato, potator
Source: Wiktionary
Tap"root`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUBDUCTION
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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