caffeine; an alkaloid
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caffeine
formalA technical/scientific term for the stimulant alkaloid found in coffee, tea, and some other plants. More common in scientific or formal contexts than the everyday term "咖啡因".
Zhè这
zhǒng种
chá茶
yè叶
hán含
yǒu有
dà大
liàng量
kā咖
fēi啡
jiǎn碱
。
This type of tea leaf contains a large amount of caffeine.
Yán研
jiū究
fēn分
xī析
le了
kā咖
fēi啡
jiǎn碱
duì对
rén人
tǐ体
shén神
jīng经
xì系
tǒng统
de的
yǐng影
xiǎng响
。
The research analyzed the effects of caffeine on the human nervous system.
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Kā咖
fēi啡
jiǎn碱
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
piào嘌
lìng呤
shēng生
wù物
jiǎn碱
。
Caffeine is a purine alkaloid.