caffeine
An alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild…An alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system.
» I need caffeine.
Ich brauche Koffein. — tiuwiu
Мне нужен кофеин. — odexed
Мені потрібний кофеїн. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)An alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system.
Koffein, Coffein
кофеи́нkofeín
кофеї́нkofejín
a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects
Examples
52 sentencesI need caffeine.
Мені потрібний кофеїн. — deniko
ruМне нужен кофеин. — odexed
deIch brauche Koffein. — tiuwiu
What's your favorite caffeine-free drink?
How much caffeine is too much caffeine?
ruСлишком много кофеина - это сколько? — marafon
Don't drink anything with caffeine in it.
deTrink nichts, wo Koffein drin ist! — Waldelfe
I've been trying to cut down on caffeine.
deIch versuche, weniger Koffein zu mir zu nehmen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French caféine, from café (“coffee”), or German Caffein, Kaffein (cp. CoffeiBorrowed 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.
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Forms
plural: caffeinesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects:caffein
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable