decaffeination

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ caffeine +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˌkæfiːˈneɪʃən/

Noun

decaffeination (uncountable)

1. The removal of caffeine.
   • 2009 September 20, Victor Lodato, “Psychic Surgery”, in The New York Times Magazine‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 May 2021:

     While Karson and I rested under a tree, I thought of all the things I’d tried, without success, to quell my fears: extreme exercise, decaffeination, deep breathing, blue-green algae.