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caffeic

caffeic adjective: of, or pertaining to coffee or caffeic acid.

Adjective

caffeic (not comparable)

  1. of, or pertaining to coffee or caffeic acid
    • Caffeic poisoning showed itself chiefly in digestive and in nervous troubles, the symptoms of caffeic dyspepsia very nearly resembling those of alcoholic gastritis, such as catarrhal gastritis, saburral tongue, a marked loss of appetite, etc.1895, {unattributed}, The New England Medical Gazette, Volume 30

caffeic meaning in Tamil

caffeic in Tamil

காப்பியைச் சார்ந்த, கொட்டை வகையின் சத்துக் கலந்த

Origin of caffeic

From French caféique, from the root caffe- (“coffee”) as found in caffeine, from Italian caffè (compare also French café and German Kaffee) + -ic.

Words formed from caffeic

Phrases with caffeic

Questions about caffeic

What does caffeic mean?
Caffeic means of, or pertaining to coffee or caffeic acid.
What is caffeic in Tamil?
Caffeic in Tamil is காப்பியைச் சார்ந்த, கொட்டை வகையின் சத்துக் கலந்த. See Caffeic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is caffeic?
Caffeic is an adjective.

Words near caffeic in the dictionary

  1. caffeate
  2. caffeates
  3. caffed up
  4. Caffee
  5. Caffees
  6. caffeic
  7. caffeic acid
  8. caffein
  9. caffeina
  10. caffeinate
  11. caffeinated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: caffeic (page history and authors); caffeic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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