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Meaning of theophylline | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/θi.əˈfɪl.iːn/

Definitions

A bitter crystalline compound present in small quantities in tea leaves, isomeric with theobromine; used as a drug in therapy for respiratory diseases.

uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština teofylin theofylin
Suomi teofylliini
Français théophylline

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

theopneustia theopneusty theopoesis theopoetics theopolitics theopolity

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