caffeine
/ˈkæfiːn/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- caffè(Italian)→
- Caffein(German)→
- caféine(French)→
- caffeine (English)
- Relations: bor, bor, bor
Related words
Descendant words
- कैफ़ीन(Hindi) (bor)
- カフェイン(Japanese) (bor)
- 카페인(Korean) (bor)
- kafeini(Swahili) (bor)
- caffîn(Welsh) (bor)
- kafeeni(Yoruba) (bor)
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