dealcoholize

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ alcoholize.

Verb

dealcoholize (third-person singular simple present dealcoholizes, present participle dealcoholizing, simple past and past participle dealcoholized)

1. (transitive) To remove the alcohol from.
   • 2015 September 29, “Berry Phenolic Compounds Increase Expression of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-1α (HNF-1α) in Caco-2 and Normal Colon Cells Due to High Affinities with Transcription and Dimerization Domains of HNF-1α”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Selected wines were acidified with 0.1% TFA, dealcoholized using rotoevaporation that did not exceed 40°C, and then mixed with preconditioned amberlite XAD-7 resin to remove impurities.

   • 2023 March 24, Laura Reiley, “Could nonalcoholic wine be the toast of the town?”, in The Washington Post‎^[2]:

     But a slew of entrepreneurs think nonalcoholic wine is poised for an explosion, thanks to improvements in technology for “de-alcoholizing” wine and a growing interest in drinks that taste and feel grown up but aren’t boozy.