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caffeine

/ˈkæfiːn/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from French caféine, from café (“coffee”), or German Caffein, Kaffein (cp. Coffein, Koffein), from Kaffee (“coffee”) (cp. Kaffe, Koffee, Koffe), or Italian caffè (“coffee”) + -ine.

  1. caffè(Italian)
  2. Caffein(German)
  3. caféine(French)
  4. caffeine (English)
  5. Relations: bor, bor, bor

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