'Caffeic acid' definitions:
Definition of 'Caffeic acid'
- Caffeic \Caf*fe"ic\, a. [See Coffee.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or obtained from, coffee.
[1913 Webster]
- Caffeic acid, an acid obtained from coffee tannin, as a
yellow crystalline substance, C9H8O4.
[1913 Webster] caffein
