Definition
An archaic or alternate term for caffeine or a caffeine-like substance derived from coffee or kola nuts.
Etymology
A hybrid formation combining 'caff-' (from coffee/caffeine) with the chemical suffix '-oline,' used in early pharmaceutical nomenclature before standardized chemical naming conventions.
Kelly Says
Before 'caffeine' became the standard term in the 1820s, scientists tried dozens of creative names for this mysterious stimulant—caffoline was one of many attempts to name something they didn't fully understand yet.
Translations
ARالعربية
كافيين
kaf-ee-in
BNবাংলা
ক্যাফিয়েন
ka-fi-yen
CACatalà
cafeïna
ka-fe-ee-nah
CSČeština
kofeina
ko-fe-ee-nah
DEDeutsch
Koffein
kof-fay-n
ELΕλληνικά
καφεΐνη
ka-fe-ee-nee
ESEspañol
cafeína
ka-fe-ee-nah
FISuomi
koffeiini
kof-fei-nee
FRFrançais
caféine
ka-fe-een
HUMagyar
koffein
kof-feyn
IDBahasa Indonesia
kafein
ka-feyn
ITItaliano
caffeina
kaf-feh-ee-nah
KMKM
កាហ្វេអ៊ីន
ka-hve-ee-n
MSBahasa Melayu
kafein
ka-feyn
MYမြန်မာ
ကoffeein
ka-fee-in
NLNederlands
cafeïne
ka-fey-n
PLPolski
kofeina
ko-fe-e-nah
PTPortuguês
cafeína
ka-fe-ee-nah
RORomână
cafeină
ka-fe-e-nah
RUРусский
кафеин
ka-fey-n
SVSvenska
koffein
kof-feyn
SWKiswahili
kafeini
ka-fe-ee-nee
TAதமிழ்
காபியின்
ka-api-yin
UKУкраїнська
кафеїн
ka-fey-n
VITiếng Việt
caffeine
ka-feen