theine
See also: théine
English
Etymology
Noun
theine (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) Caffeine when present in tea.
- 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.
- 2010, Crispian Scully, Medical Problems in Dentistry E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences (→ISBN), page 693:
Anagrams
Irish
Noun
theine
Mutation
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
theine
- Lenited form of teine.
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
teine | theine | teine pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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