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/thee"een, -in/, n.caffeine, esp. in tea.[1830-40; < NL the(a) TEA + -INE2]
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théine — [ tein ] n. f. • 1842; de thé ♦ Didact. Caféine contenue dans les feuilles de thé (alcaloïde). ● théine nom féminin (de thé) Principal alcaloïde de la feuille de thé, identique à la caféine. théine n. f. BIOCHIM Alcaloïde du thé, d une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Theine — The ine, n. [F. th[ e]ine, fr. NL. thea. See {Theiform}.] (Chem.) See {Caffeine}. Called also {theina}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
theine — [thē′ēn΄, thē′in] n. [ModL theina < thea: see THEOPHYLLINE] CAFFEINE … English World dictionary
Théine — Caféine Pour l’article homonyme, voir Caféine (album). Caféine … Wikipédia en Français
theine — caffein caf*fe in, Caffeine Caf*fe ine, n. [Cf. F. caf[ e]ine. See {Coffee}.] (Chem.) A white, bitter, crystallizable substance, found in coffee and tea. It is identical with the alkaloid {theine} from tea leaves, and with {guaranine} from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
theine — noun caffeine when present in tea … Wiktionary
theine — n. the active volatile principle found in tea (see caffeine) … Medical dictionary
théine — (té i n ) s. f. Terme de chimie. Principe actif du thé, analogue à celui du café … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
theine — the·ine || θɪËɪËn , ɪn n. caffeine present in tea … English contemporary dictionary
theine — [ θi:i:n, θi:ɪn] noun caffeine, especially in tea. Origin C19: from mod. L. Thea (former genus name of the tea plant) + ine4 … English new terms dictionary
