Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
THOROUGH
thorough
(adjective) painstakingly careful and accurate; “our accountant is thorough”; “thorough research”
exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoing
(adjective) performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial; “an exhaustive study”; “made a thorough search”; “thoroughgoing research”
complete, arrant(a), consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thorough, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated
(adjective) without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; “an arrant fool”; “a complete coward”; “a consummate fool”; “a double-dyed villain”; “gross negligence”; “a perfect idiot”; “pure folly”; “what a sodding mess”; “stark staring mad”; “a thorough nuisance”; “a thoroughgoing villain”; “utter nonsense”; “the unadulterated truth”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
thorough (comparative more thorough, superlative most thorough)
Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
Utter; complete; absolute.
Synonyms
• (detailed): comprehensive, rigorous, scrupulous; see also meticulous or comprehensive
• (utter; complete; absolute): downright, outright, unmitigated; see also total
Preposition
thorough
(obsolete) Through. [9th-19th c.]
Noun
thorough (plural thoroughs)
(UK, dialect) A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
Proper noun
Thorough
(Christianity, historical) A scheme devised in 17th-century England by Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford to establish absolute monarchy in England.
Source: Wiktionary
Thor"ough, prep. Etym: [See Through.]
Definition: Through. [Obs.] Spenser. Shak.
Thor"ough, a.
1. Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house. [Obs.]
2. Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet.
Thor"ough, adv.
1. Thoroughly. [Obs. or Colloq.] Chaucer.
2. Through. [Obs.] Shak.
Thor"ough, n.
Definition: A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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