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decaffeination en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/diːˌkæfiːˈneɪʃən/ (UK)

Etymology

From de- + caffeine + -ation.

Meanings

(uncountable) The removal of caffeine.
- 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. 2009 September 20, Victor Lodato, “Psychic Surgery”, in New York Times: