caffeicadj.
/kaˈfiːɪk/ Chemistry.
Of or pertaining to coffee; esp. in caffeic acid n. (C9H8O4) a substance found in brilliant yellowish prisms or plates.
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1853 Pharm. Jrnl. & Trans. 13 383 Caffeic acid is precipitated.
1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 547 Caffeic acid is an astringent acid.
1880 Cope's Tobacco Plant Oct. 539 First Subdivision.—Caffeïc Aliments: Coffee, Tea, Maté, Guarana, and the rest.
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ˈcaffeidine n. an uncrystallizable base (C7H12N4O), produced by the action of alkalies on caffeine.
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caffeone n. /ˈkæfiːəʊn/ the aromatic principle of coffee, a brown aromatic volatile oil, produced in the roasting of coffee berries.
/ˈkæfiːəʊn/ the aromatic principle of coffee, a brown aromatic volatile oil, produced in the roasting of coffee berries. caffeˈtannate n. a salt of
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1863 H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 710 The caffetannates are but little known.
caffeˈtannic acid n. an astringent acid found in coffee berries, Paraguay tea, and other plants.
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1863 H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 709 Caffetannic acid colours ferric salts green.
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