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Meaning of "decaffeinate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DECAFFEINATE

decaffeinate  [dɪˈkæfɪˌneɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECAFFEINATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decaffeinate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb decaffeinate in English.

WHAT DOES DECAFFEINATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Decaffeination

Decaffeination is the act of removing caffeine from coffee beans, cocoa, tea leaves and other caffeine-containing materials. Despite removal of most caffeine, many decaffeinated drinks still have around 1–2% of the original caffeine remaining in them, and research has found that certain decaffeinated coffee drinks can contain around 20% of the original caffeine. In the case of coffee, various methods can be used. The process is usually performed on unroasted beans, and starts with steaming of the beans. They are then rinsed with a solvent that extracts the caffeine while leaving the other essential chemicals in the coffee beans. The process is repeated anywhere from 8 to 12 times until it meets either the international standard of having removed 97% of the caffeine in the beans or the EU standard of having the beans 99.9% caffeine-free by mass. Coffee contains over 400 chemicals important to the taste and aroma of the final drink: It is, therefore, challenging to remove only caffeine while leaving the other chemicals at their original concentrations. Coffea arabica normally contains about half the caffeine of Coffea robusta.

Definition of decaffeinate in the English dictionary

The definition of decaffeinate in the dictionary is to remove all or part of the caffeine from.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DECAFFEINATE

PRESENT

Present
I decaffeinate
you decaffeinate
he/she/it decaffeinates
we decaffeinate
you decaffeinate
they decaffeinate
Present continuous
I am decaffeinating
you are decaffeinating
he/she/it is decaffeinating
we are decaffeinating
you are decaffeinating
they are decaffeinating
Present perfect
I have decaffeinated
you have decaffeinated
he/she/it has decaffeinated
we have decaffeinated
you have decaffeinated
they have decaffeinated
Present perfect continuous
I have been decaffeinating
you have been decaffeinating
he/she/it has been decaffeinating
we have been decaffeinating
you have been decaffeinating
they have been decaffeinating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I decaffeinated
you decaffeinated
he/she/it decaffeinated
we decaffeinated
you decaffeinated
they decaffeinated
Past continuous
I was decaffeinating
you were decaffeinating
he/she/it was decaffeinating
we were decaffeinating
you were decaffeinating
they were decaffeinating
Past perfect
I had decaffeinated
you had decaffeinated
he/she/it had decaffeinated
we had decaffeinated
you had decaffeinated
they had decaffeinated
Past perfect continuous
I had been decaffeinating
you had been decaffeinating
he/she/it had been decaffeinating
we had been decaffeinating
you had been decaffeinating
they had been decaffeinating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will decaffeinate
you will decaffeinate
he/she/it will decaffeinate
we will decaffeinate
you will decaffeinate
they will decaffeinate
Future continuous
I will be decaffeinating
you will be decaffeinating
he/she/it will be decaffeinating
we will be decaffeinating
you will be decaffeinating
they will be decaffeinating
Future perfect
I will have decaffeinated
you will have decaffeinated
he/she/it will have decaffeinated
we will have decaffeinated
you will have decaffeinated
they will have decaffeinated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been decaffeinating
you will have been decaffeinating
he/she/it will have been decaffeinating
we will have been decaffeinating
you will have been decaffeinating
they will have been decaffeinating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would decaffeinate
you would decaffeinate
he/she/it would decaffeinate
we would decaffeinate
you would decaffeinate
they would decaffeinate
Conditional continuous
I would be decaffeinating
you would be decaffeinating
he/she/it would be decaffeinating
we would be decaffeinating
you would be decaffeinating
they would be decaffeinating
Conditional perfect
I would have decaffeinate
you would have decaffeinate
he/she/it would have decaffeinate
we would have decaffeinate
you would have decaffeinate
they would have decaffeinate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been decaffeinating
you would have been decaffeinating
he/she/it would have been decaffeinating
we would have been decaffeinating
you would have been decaffeinating
they would have been decaffeinating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you decaffeinate
we let´s decaffeinate
you decaffeinate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to decaffeinate
Past participle
decaffeinated
Present Participle
decaffeinating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECAFFEINATE


assassinate
əˈsæsɪˌneɪt
contaminate
kənˈtæmɪˌneɪt
coordinate
kəʊˈɔːdɪˌneɪt
discriminate
dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪt
disseminate
dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt
dominate
ˈdɒmɪˌneɪt
eliminate
ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt
fascinate
ˈfæsɪˌneɪt
hallucinate
həˈluːsɪˌneɪt
illuminate
ɪˈluːmɪˌneɪt
indoctrinate
ɪnˈdɒktrɪˌneɪt
laminate
ˈlæmɪˌneɪt
marinate
ˈmærɪˌneɪt
nominate
ˈnɒmɪˌneɪt
originate
əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪt
predominate
prɪˈdɒmɪˌneɪt
raffinate
ˈræfɪˌneɪt
rejuvenate
rɪˈdʒuːvɪˌneɪt
terminate
ˈtɜːmɪˌneɪt
urinate
ˈjʊərɪˌneɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECAFFEINATE

decachord
decad
decadal
decade
decadence
decadency
decadent
decadently
decaf
decaff
decaffeinated
decagon
decagonal
decagonally
decagram
decagramme
decagynian
decagynous
decahedral
decahedron

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECAFFEINATE

alginate
aluminate
caseinate
combinate
culminate
decontaminate
determinate
donate
exterminate
germinate
indeterminate
indiscriminate
inordinate
insubordinate
obstinate
ordinate
paginate
procrastinate
subordinate
succinate
vaccinate

Synonyms and antonyms of decaffeinate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «decaffeinate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECAFFEINATE

Find out the translation of decaffeinate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of decaffeinate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decaffeinate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

decaffeinate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descafeinar
570 millions of speakers

English

decaffeinate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

decaffeinate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

decaffeinate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кофеин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descafeinar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

decaffeinate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décaféiner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Decaffeinate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entkoffeinieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カフェインを抜く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

decaffeinate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Decaffeinate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khử caffein
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

decaffeinate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिकॅफिनेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kafeinsizleştirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decaffeinare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

decaffeinate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кофеїн
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

decaffeinate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καφεΐνωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

decaffeinate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avlägsna koffein
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

decaffeinate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decaffeinate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECAFFEINATE»

The term «decaffeinate» is used very little and occupies the 156.428 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of decaffeinate
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECAFFEINATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «decaffeinate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «decaffeinate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decaffeinate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECAFFEINATE»

Discover the use of decaffeinate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decaffeinate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Least You Should Know About English, Form B
Although there are three methods used to decaffeinate coffee one of them is the most popular. 3. The most popular method is called water processing drawing the caffeine from the coffee beans into a water solution and removing most of it. 4.
Paige Wilson, Teresa Glazier, 2009
2
The Least You Should Know about English: Writing Skills, Form B
Although there are three methods used to decaffeinate coffee one of them is the most popular. 3. The most popular method is called water processing drawing the caffeine from the coffee beans into a water solution and removing most of it. 4.
Paige Wilson, Teresa Glazier, 2012
3
Supercritical fluid extraction: principles and practice
Although the Vitzthum and Hubert patent gave only the elapsed time and not the volume of liquid carbon dioxide required to decaffeinate coffee, the ratio of liquid carbon dioxide required to decaffeinate coffee is about 150 lbs/lb coffee.
Mark A. McHugh, Val J. Krukonis, 1986
4
Curious Folks Ask 1 & 2 (Bundle)
Caffeine was first discovered and isolated in the late 19th century, and the first process to decaffeinate coffee, solvent decaffeination, was developed in Germany in 1900. The solvent is the liquid in which the coffee beans are soaked to remove ...
Sherry Seethaler, 2011
5
Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives
Decaffeinate d ground coffee Solvent 25 ppm Decaffeinate d soluble (instant) coffee extract Solvent 10 ppm Spice oleoresins Solvent 30 ppm (provided that if residue of other chlorinated solvents is also present, the total of all residues of such ...
George A. Burdock, 1997
6
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
I've heard that a chemical process is generally used to decaffeinate coffee. Is there a nonchemical method in use? One method, known as water or steam extraction, uses only pure water passed through the coffee beans to remove the caffeine ...
7
The Wizard of Food's Encyclopedia of Kitchen & Cooking Secrets
The coffee beans are then dried to remove the excess moisture. Both methods employ only natural elements to decaffeinate the coffee beans. PROCESS The chemical process to decaffeinate coffee was actually invented in 1900 but was not ...
Myles H. Bader, 2010
8
Word-Formation in English
... depollute, dethrone, deselect. Very often, de- verbs are parasy nthetic formations, as evidenced by, for example, decaffeinate, for which no verb * caffeinate is attested. dis- Closely related semantically to un- and de-, the prefix 4.5 Prefixes 99.
Ingo Plag, 2003
9
Indonesia foreign trade statistics: Imports
NOT ROASTED NOT DECAFFEINATE ROBUSTA OIB 07111300 JAPAN THAILAND SINGAPORE MALAYSIA VIETNAM INDIA INDONESIA AUSTRALIA TIMOR LESTE UNITED STATES MEXICO GUATEMALA BRAZIL FRANCE GERMANY, ...
10
The United States Patents Quarterly
Prior to learning of Dr. Zosel's invention involving the use of supercritical carbon dioxide to decaffeinate coffee, it had never occurred to Dr. Vitzthum, or to anyone else at HAG, to use moist supercritical carbon dioxide to decaffeinate raw coffee.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECAFFEINATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decaffeinate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Canada Stocks to Watch: RBC, Jean Coutu, Silver Wheaton and more
The company, which uses a chemical-free water process to decaffeinate coffee, said proceeds will be used in part for growth opportunities, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Ten Peaks Coffee Company Inc. Announces $17.6 Million Bought …
SWDCC employs the proprietary SWISS WATER® Process to decaffeinate green coffee without the use of chemicals, leveraging ... «Stockhouse, Jul 15»
3
Ten Peaks Coffee Company Reports Voting Results From Annual …
SWDCC employs the proprietary SWISS WATER(R) Process to decaffeinate green coffee without the use of chemicals, leveraging ... «Benzinga, Jun 15»
4
Ten Peaks Coffee Company Announces Quarterly Dividend
SWDCC employs the proprietary SWISS WATER(R) Process to decaffeinate green coffee without the use of chemicals, leveraging ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
5
Ten Peaks Coffee Company Conference Call Notification 2015 and …
SWDCC employs the proprietary SWISS WATER® Process to decaffeinate green coffee without the use of chemicals, leveraging ... «Stockhouse, May 15»
6
Exposure to benzene a grave risk, says NEPA
Historically, benzene has been used as after-shave, in paint thinners, and even to decaffeinate coffee. These days, it is used in the manufacture ... «Jamaica Observer, May 15»
7
8 Things You Didn't Know About Decaf Coffee
There are different ways to decaffeinate coffee. Look for a Swiss Water Process seal or a brand that uses the CO2 method to decaffeinate—both ... «The Epoch Times, Apr 15»
8
Twins notes: Hunter gets ovation, irritation
Twins infielders gathered around the rookie pitcher and tried to decaffeinate him a little. “[Trevor] Plouffe had some encouraging words, and so ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Apr 15»
9
Nestle to invest in a brand new production facility in Vietnam
Set to be built in the Dong Nai province, east of the Vietnamese capital Ho Chi Minh City, this brand new plant will decaffeinate green coffee ... «World Coffee Press, Mar 15»
10
Nestlé invests in a new factory for decaffeinated coffee beans
The new factory, which cost more than CHF 80 million, will decaffeinate green coffee beans for use as raw materials in Nestlé's coffee factories ... «New Food, Mar 15»

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