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cola nut

noun



cola nut

noun

  1. any of the seeds of the cola tree, which contain caffeine and theobromine and are used medicinally and in the manufacture of soft drinks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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He even good-naturedly alluded to the TV spots in accepting his Tony for directing, using their signature line “Just try making something like that out of a cola nut.â€

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Water, sugar, and caramel coloring are the main ingredients in most soft drinks, but some "natural" beverage makers add cola nut extract to the recipe—and extra cents to the price tag.

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When it went on sale at a local soda fountain, his bookkeeper, Frank Robinson, suggested calling it Coca-Cola, inspired by two of its ingredients, coca leaf extract and cola nuts.

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The physiological action of coffee mainly depends on the presence of the alkaloid caffeine, which occurs also in tea, Paraguay tea, and cola nuts, and is very similar to theobromine, the active principle in cocoa.

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