Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
XYLOGENS
XYLOGEN
Xy"lo*gen, n. Etym: [Xylo- + -gen.] (a) (Bot.) Nascent wood; wood cells in a forming state. (b) Lignin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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