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Caffeine   /kæfˈin/   Listen
Caffeine

noun
1.
A bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects.  Synonym: caffein.



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... theobromine have also quite different relations. Caffeine, it will be remembered, is the methyl ester of theobromine, and can be prepared from it. When caffeine is carefully oxidized with chlorine, it yields dimethyl-alloxan and methyl-urea. Both theobromine and caffeine are decomposed by heating ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 • Various


Words linked to "Caffeine" :   caffein, alkaloid, java, caffeine intoxication, tea, coffee


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