Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
XYLOBALSAMUM
Noun
xylobalsamum (uncountable)
the dried twigs or fragrant wood of balm of Gilead (or balsam of Mecca)
Source: Wiktionary
Xy`lo*bal"sa*mum, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. xy`lon wood + xylobalsamum balsam wood, Gr. (Med.)
Definition: The dried twigs of a Syrian tree (Balsamodendron Gileadense). U. S. Disp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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