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.’”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
