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caffiene

caffiene is the misspelling of caffeine.

Meaning of caffeine

Noun

caffeine (usually uncountable, plural caffeines)

  1. (usually) An alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system.
    • For example, 0.100 grams of caffeine yield by combustion, by weight, 0.180 grammes of carbonic acid.1839, Justus von Liebig, translated by William Gregory, Instructions for Organic Analysis, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: Richard Griffin & Company, page 35

Questions about caffiene

What is caffiene the misspelling of?
Caffiene is the misspelling of caffeine.

Words near caffiene in the dictionary

  1. Cafferys
  2. caffetannic acid
  3. caffetiere
  4. caffetieres
  5. Caffey
  6. caffiene
  7. Caffiers
  8. caffila
  9. caffilas
  10. caffing up
  11. caffiso

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