caf|feine

caf|feine
caf|feine or caf|fein «KAF een, -ee ihn», noun.
a slightly bitter, stimulating drug found in coffee and tea. Formula: C8H10N4O2•H2O
[< French caféine < café coffee]

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  • caf·feine — /kæˈfiːn, Brit ˈkæˌfiːn/ noun [noncount] : a substance that is found especially in coffee and tea and that makes you feel more awake Her doctor told her to avoid caffeine. caffeine free [=decaffeinated] coffee/soda …   Useful english dictionary

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  • CAF — CAF; caf·e·te·ria; caf·e·to·ri·um; caf·fa; caf·fè; caf·fe·ate; caf·fe·ic; caf·feine; caf·fein·ic; caf·fe·ol; caf·fe·tan·nin; caf·fle; caf·tan; de·caf·fein·ate; de·caf·fein·ize; caf·fein·a·ted; de·caf; caf·fei·na; caf·fe·one; caf·fe·tan·nic;… …   English syllables

  • caf|fein — caf|feine or caf|fein «KAF een, ee ihn», noun. a slightly bitter, stimulating drug found in coffee and tea. Formula: C8H10N4O2•H2O ╂[< French caféine < café coffee] …   Useful english dictionary

  • caffeine — caf·feine …   English syllables

  • caffeine — caf•feine [[t]kæˈfin, ˈkæf in[/t]] n. nut a white, crystalline, bitter alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, usu. derived from coffee or tea, used medicinally as a stimulant • Etymology: 1820–30; < F caféine=café coffee+ ine ine II caf•fein•ic kæˈfi nɪk, ˌkæf… …   From formal English to slang

  • caffeine — caf|feine [ˈkæfi:n US kæˈfi:n] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : German; Origin: kaffein, from kaffee coffee , from French café] a substance in tea, coffee, and some other drinks that makes you feel more active →↑decaffeinated ▪ Avoid caffeine (=drinks… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • caffeine — caf|feine [ kæ,fin ] noun uncount a substance in coffee and tea that makes you feel awake. Drinks that have had the caffeine removed are decaffeinated or caffeine free …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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