decaffeinate
Americanverb (used with object)
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The Swiss water method, initially used commercially in the early 1980s, uses hot water to decaffeinate coffee.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2024
After producers decaffeinate coffee beans using methylene chloride, they steam the beans and dry them.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2024
I found a natural way to decaffeinate a tea: steep for 30 seconds, then toss out the liquid and brew the same tea bag in fresh hot water.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
Founded by Andy Liu, Decafino makes a teabag-like product that can 80 percent decaffeinate any 16-ounce cup of coffee in less than four minutes.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2023
Since the early 1900s, many methods have been used to decaffeinate coffee.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
This finding may help explain why large population studies have linked both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee with similar health benefits.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
"Our findings suggest that coffee, whether caffeinated or decaffeinated, can influence health in distinct but complementary ways."
From Science Daily ● May 3, 2026
The researchers found that increasing unsweetened caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee intake by one cup a day was associated with a weight gain that was 0.12 kg less than expected over four years.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2023
But in the 20th century, TCE was used for many purposes, including making decaffeinated coffee, dry cleaning, carpet cleaning, and as an inhaled surgical anesthetic for children and women in labor.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2023
If the patient is older and has been accustomed to tea and coffee, one cup of coffee in the morning may be allowed, provided a decaffeinated coffee is not found satisfactory.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
Producers decaffeinating their coffee want to remove the caffeine while retaining all – or at least most – of the other chemical aroma and flavor compounds.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2024
Shortly thereafter, California Assemblymember Eloise Reyes proposed new legislation that would expressly prohibit a “person or entity from using methylene chloride in the process of decaffeinating coffee” starting in 2027.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2024
And of course, living in California, I couldn’t help but hear about a new West Coast startup company focused on decaffeinating coffee after it has been pulled or poured.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2023
This could be done through genetic engineering of the tobacco plant or chemical extraction after the fact — a similar process to decaffeinating coffee beans.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 31, 2017
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