theine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of theine
First recorded in 1830–40; from New Latin the(a) “tea” ( see origin at tea) + -ine 2
Example Sentences
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It is remarkable also that tea has been found to contain an element called theine, which has the same quantity of nitrogen.
From Popular Books on Natural Science For Practical Use in Every Household, for Readers of All Classes by Bernstein, Aaron David
When any person is in a critical dilemma, pressed on each side by unsurmountable difficulties, the Highlanders have a proverb, The e' eada anda theine bealtuin—i.e., he is between the two Beltane fires.
From Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul by Frazer, James George, Sir
The active principle of tea is called theine; that of coffee, caffeine, and of cocoa, theobromine.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
Good black tea contains of theine from 2.00 to 2.13 per cent.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 by Various
It possesses properties similar to the leaves of coca and contains theine.
From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William
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