You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
OXALAN
Ox"a*lan, n. Etym: [From Alloxan, by transposition of letters.] (Chem.)
Definition: A complex nitrogenous substance C3N3H5O3 obtained from alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate), as a stable white crystalline powder; -- called also oxaluramide.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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