Theine (noun)
thee-in
Caffeine, especially when it occurs in tea.
Mid 19th century from modern Latin Thea (former genus name of the tea plant, from Dutch thee) + -ine.
Example sentences
“As we learned that the theine of tea was identical with the caffeine of coffee, the term theine fell out of usage.’”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
