decaffeinated

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈkæfiːneɪtəd/, /dɪˈkæfɪneɪtəd/

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Etymology 1

From de- +‎ caffeine +‎ -ated or de- +‎ caffeinated.

Adjective

decaffeinated (not comparable)

1. From which caffeine has been removed (e.g. decaffeinated coffee).

Synonyms

• caffeine-free
• decaf
• unleaded

Antonyms

• caffeinated

Derived terms

• decaf
• nondecaffeinated
• undecaffeinated

Related terms

• decaffeinate
• decaffeination

Translations

From which caffeine has been removed

• Catalan: descafeïnat
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 脫因 / 脱因 (zh), 低因 (dīyīn)

• Danish: koffeinfri
• Estonian: kofeiinivaba
• Finnish: kofeiiniton (fi)
• French: décaféiné (fr)
• Galician: descafeinado (gl)
• German: entkoffeiniert (de), koffeinfrei (de)
• Hebrew: נטול קפאין
• Hungarian: koffeinmentes (hu)
• Italian: decaffeinato (it)
• Portuguese: descafeinado (pt) m
• Romanian: decafeinizat (ro) m
• Spanish: descafeinado (es)
• Turkish: kafeinsiz (tr)

Noun

decaffeinated (countable and uncountable, plural decaffeinateds)

1. A drink from which caffeine has been removed.

   Synonym: decaf

   • 2004, Carolyn Wyman, Better Than Homemade: Amazing Foods that Changed the Way We Eat:

     Nowadays, Folgers and Tasters Choice Instant decaffeinateds both sell better than Sanka.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

English caffeine

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātuslbor.

English -ate

English decaffeinate

English -ed

English decaffeinated

From decaffeinate + -ed.

Verb

decaffeinated

1. simple past and past participle of decaffeinate