As nouns the difference between caffeine and theine
is that caffeine is an alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, found naturally in tea and coffee plants which acts as a mild stimulant of the central nervous system while theine is caffeine when present in tea.
caffeine
English
Alternative forms
* caffein
Noun
(-)
An alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, found naturally in tea and coffee plants which acts as a mild stimulant of the central nervous system.
theine
English
Noun
(-)
caffeine when present in tea
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