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caffeine

[ka-feen, kaf-een, kaf-ee-in] / kæˈfin, ˈkæf in, ˈkæf i ɪn /
NOUN
coffee
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cappuccino espresso
STRONG
brew decaf decoction demitasse ink java mocha mud perk
WEAK
battery acid café café au lait café noir forty weight hot stuff jamocha joe varnish remover

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Ants that consume a sugary treat mixed with caffeine become noticeably better at finding their way back to it.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

By helping ants learn bait locations more quickly and recruit more nestmates, caffeine could increase how effectively poison spreads through a colony before the ants detect it.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

There, they encountered a drop of sugar solution containing 0, 25 ppm, 250 ppm, or 2,000 ppm of caffeine.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

The people who gather in this small room on the eighth floor of the New York Stock Exchange look like a group of middle-aged caffeine addicts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Or, what if a regular coffee drinker drives to work in the morning without his usual cup of caffeine?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel