cafeína

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cafeína

  • [kafeˈina]

Rhymes with i.na

Where it comes from

Del alemán Koffein. De café y el sufijo -ina.

noun cafeínas

  1. Alcaloide del grupo de las xantinas, sólido cristalino, blanco y de sabor amargo, que se encuentra de forma naturál en el café y que actúa como una droga psicoactiva y estimulante.

    Similar: guaranina, teína

In English

  • caffeine alkaloid found naturally in tea and coffee plants

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@misc{cafei_na_2026,
  title = {cafeína},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/cafe%C3%ADna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}