| caffein addiction | (n) an addiction to caffein |
| caffeine | (n) a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects, Syn. caffein |
| caffeine addict | (n) someone addicted to caffeine, Syn. caffein addict |
| caffeinic | (adj) of or containing caffein |
| caffeinism | (n) poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products, Syn. caffeine intoxication |
| caffe latte | (n) strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk, Syn. latte |
| decaffeinate | (v) remove caffeine from (coffee) |
| decaffeinated coffee | (n) coffee with the caffeine removed, Syn. decaf |
| cape buffalo | (n) large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves, Syn. Synercus caffer |
| kaffir | (n) an offensive and insulting term for any Black African, Syn. caffer, caffre, kafir |
| kaffir bread | (n) South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used as food, Syn. Encephalartos caffer |
| kaffir cat | (n) widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor, Syn. Felis ocreata, caffer cat |
| Caffeic | a. [ See Coffee. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, coffee. [ 1913 Webster ]
Caffeic acid, an acid obtained from coffee tannin, as a yellow crystalline substance, C9H8O4. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Caffeine | n. [ Cf. F. caféine. See Coffee. ] (Chem.) A white, bitter, crystallizable substance, found in coffee and tea. It is identical with the alkaloid theine from tea leaves, and with guaranine from guarana. It is responsible for most of the stimulating effect of coffee or tea. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ] Variants: caffein |
| Caffetannic | a. [ Caffeic + tannic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the tannin of coffee. [ 1913 Webster ]
Caffetannic acid, a variety of tannin obtained from coffee berries, regarded as a glucoside. [ 1913 Webster ]
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