Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
TAXICORN
Tax"i*corn, n. Etym: [L. taxus a yew + cornu a horn: cf. F. taxicorne.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of a family of beetles (Taxicornes) whose antennæ are largest at the tip. Also used adjectively.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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