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Caf*fe"ic (?), a. [See
Coffee.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained
from, coffee.

Caffeic acid, an acid obtained from
coffee tannin, as a yellow crystalline substance,
C₉H₈O₄.

Caf*fe"ine (?), n. [Cf. F.
caféine. See Coffee.] (Chem.) A
white, bitter, crystallizable substance, obtained from coffee. It
is identical with the alkaloid theine from tea leaves, and
with guaranine from guarana.

Caf`fe*tan"nic (?), a.
[Caffeic + tannic.] (Chem.) Pertaining
to, or derived from, the tannin of coffee.

Caffetannic acid, a variety of tannin
obtained from coffee berries, regarded as a glucoside.

||Caf"fi*la (?), n. [Ar.] See
Cafila.

Caf"fre (?), n. See
Kaffir.

{ ||Ca"fi*la (?), ||Ca"fi*leh (?), }
n. [Ar.] A caravan of travelers; a
military supply train or government caravan; a string of pack
horses.

Caf"tan (?), n. [Turk.


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