theine

See also: théine

English

Etymology 1

From French théine.

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

theine (plural theines)

1. Obsolete form of thane.

Anagrams

• Thiene, ethine, ethnie

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Irish

Noun

theine

1. Obsolete spelling of thine; lenited form of teine.

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθʲenʲe/

Noun

theine

1. Lenited form of teine.