caffeine

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

caffeina

sinonimi

caffein

stimulant

trimethylxanthine

Traduzioni

caféine

cafeína

Koffein

cafeína

cafeïna

cafeïne

καφεΐνη

kafein

Coffein

كافئين

كافايين

كافيين

καφεϊνη

كوفائين

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkæfiːn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.