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caffeine
/kæˈfin/
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What does caffeine mean?
noun
- An alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system.
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Both contain stimulating alkaloids, theobromine and caffeine, and fat is a notable constituent of cocoa.
The caffeine, alcohol or whatever the stimulating poison may have been has precipitated the fatigue products from the blood and deposited them in the tissues and organs of the body.