Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
WAKEFUL
vigilant, open-eyed, argus-eyed, wakeful
(adjective) carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; “a policy of open-eyed awareness”; “the vigilant eye of the town watch”; “there was a watchful dignity in the room”; “a watchful parent with a toddler in tow”
waking, wakeful
(adjective) marked by full consciousness or alertness; “worked every moment of my waking hours”
light, wakeful
(adjective) (of sleep) easily disturbed; “in a light doze”; “a light sleeper”; “a restless wakeful night”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
wakeful (comparative more wakeful, superlative most wakeful)
Awake; not sleeping.
Sleepless.
Vigilant and alert; watchful.
Source: Wiktionary
Wake"ful, a.
Definition: Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant. Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright. Dryden.
– Wake"ful*ly, adv.
– Wake"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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