Definitions for caffeine

caffeine caf·feine

Spelling: [ka-feen, kaf-een, kaf-ee-in]
IPA: /kæˈfin, ˈkæf in, ˈkæf i ɪn/

Caffeine is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 127 anagrams from letters in caffeine (aceeffin).

Definitions for caffeine

noun

  1. a white, crystalline, bitter alkaloid, C 8 H 10 N 4 O 2 , usually derived from coffee or tea: used in medicine chiefly as a nervous system stimulant.

Origin of caffeine

1820-30; French caféine, equivalent to café coffee + -ine -ine2

Examples for caffeine

The story gets out that Obama skipped his usual afternoon dose of caffeine heading toward the U.N. meeting.

Einöther authored the most comprehensive review of research on caffeine to date.

The residue left in the retort is a mixture of caffeine and a resinous substance containing chlorophyll.

Kola drinks owe their vogue to the caffeine which they contain.

Coffee owes its stimulating and refreshing qualities to caffeine.

A “caffeine nap,” or a quick cup of something caffeinated followed by a nap, outperforms both a nap or caffeine independently.

It's loaded with caffeine—a drug that is both a strong stimulant and a diuretic.

caffeine separated by Oudry, and quinin by Pelletier and Caventou.

The Pentagon security reviewers must have been suffering a dearth of caffeine or sleep.

This clean source of caffeine is the next noble, and healthy, substitute for your daily cup of coffee.

Word Value for caffeine
Scrable

16

Words with friends

18

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