decaffeinate
Americanverb (used with object)
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After producers decaffeinate coffee beans using methylene chloride, they steam the beans and dry them.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2024
This method, which requires expensive equipment for making and handling the CO₂, is extensively used to decaffeinate commercial-grade, or supermarket, coffees.
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
New research suggests that both regular and decaffeinated coffee can alter the gut microbiome and may influence mood, stress, memory, and attention through the gut brain connection.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
The findings remained consistent regardless of gender, coffee intake, caffeinated versus decaffeinated coffee, smoking habits, or study duration.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
Researchers also noticed an unexpected trend involving decaffeinated coffee.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
In a similar way, the hot water pulls the caffeine from not yet decaffeinated beans.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2024
In the endeavor to develop a commercial decaffeinated coffee the first method of procedure was to extract the caffein from roasted coffee.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
Another makes acetic anhydride, a key ingredient of aspirin, and the third makes ethyl acetate, which is used as a solvent and for decaffeinating tea and coffee.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
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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