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theine

Noun CEFR B1
ˈθiː.iːn

Definitions

Caffeine when present in tea.

uncountable

Equivalents

Españolteína
Françaisthéine
DeutschTein
10 more languages
Ελληνικάτεΐνη
Suomiteiini
Magyartein
Italianoteina
Polskiteina
Portuguêsteína
Românăteina
Русскийтеи́н
Svenskatein
Türkçetein

Examples

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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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