Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
WARFARIN
warfarin, Coumadin
(noun) an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
warfarin (usually uncountable, plural warfarins)
A coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that retards blood coagulation
Manufactured as a pharmaceutical drug and used in low dosage, with regular monitoring, for the prevention of thrombosis and embolism.
Manufactured as a chemical, used in high dosage as a pesticide.
Source: Wiktionary
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