decaffeination

English

Etymology

de- +‎ caffeine +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˌkæfiːˈneɪʃən/

Noun

decaffeination (uncountable)

1. The removal of caffeine.
   • 2009 September 20, Victor Lodato, “Psychic Surgery”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.