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Webster 1913 Edition


Caffeic

Caf-fe′ic

,
Adj.
[See
Coffee
.]
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or obtained from, coffee.
Caffeic acid
,
an acid obtained from coffee tannin, as a yellow crystalline substance,
C9H8O4
.

Definition 2024


caffeic

caffeic

English

Adjective

caffeic (not comparable)

  1. of, or pertaining to coffee or caffeic acid
    • 1895, {unattributed}, The New England Medical Gazette, Volume 30
      Caffeic poisoning showed itself chiefly in digestive and in nervous troubles, the symptoms of caffeic dyspepsia very nearly resembling those of alcoholic gastritis, such as catarrhal gastritis, saburral tongue, a marked loss of appetite, etc.