Caffeic
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 of, or pertaining to coffee or caffeic acid not-comparable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From French caféique, from the root caffe- (“coffee”) as found in caffeine, from Italian caffè (compare also French café and German Kaffee) + -ic.
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