caffeine

Signification (Anglais)

An alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system.

Concepts

caféine

théine

Synonymes

caffein

stimulant

trimethylxanthine

Traductions

Koffein

cafeína

caffeina

cafeína

cafeïna

cafeïne

καφεΐνη

kafein

Coffein

كافيين

كافايين

كافئين

καφεϊνη

كوفائين

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkæfiːn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.