theine

See also: théine

English

Etymology 1

From French théine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθiː.iːn/, /ˈθeɪ.iːn/, /ˈteɪ.iːn/

Noun

theine (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) Caffeine when present in tea.
    Coordinate terms: caffeine, guaranine, mateine
    • 2010, Crispian Scully, Medical Problems in Dentistry E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 693:
      Caffeine is called guaranine when found in guarana, mateine when found in mate and theine when found in tea. There is far more caffeine in coffees than in teas.
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

theine (plural theines)

  1. Obsolete form of thane.

Anagrams

Irish

Noun

theine

  1. obsolete spelling of thine; lenited form of teine

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθʲenʲe/

Noun

theine

  1. lenited form of teine
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