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KAF-een/ˈkæfiːn/

Caffeine is a stimulant found in coffee, tea, and some soft drinks (usually uncountable): caffeine content; milligrams of caffeine. Stimulant is the class; theophylline is a related tea compound. Quote caffeine in milligrams on the label. Mix-up: caffeine vs caffine (misspelling); decaf as a marketing label with no mg figure; do not write caffeine for “energy” as a mood with no dose.

Meaning

A stimulant found in coffee, tea, and some soft drinks (usually uncountable).

Examples

• “Quote caffeine in milligrams on the label, the nutrition paper said.”
• “Caffeine in the sleep study still needs the dose and the time, which is the methods sense.”

Good to know

caffeine content / intake; mg of caffeine; caffeinated / decaffeinated. Class: stimulant. Trap: caffine. Nutrition, biology, and health. A stimulant in coffee and tea — quote the milligrams.

Near in meaning

stimulant, coffee, theine

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