the|ine

the|ine
the|ine «THEE een, -ihn», noun.
a vegetable alkaloid, originally thought to be a principle peculiar to tea, but found to be identical with caffeine.
[< New Latin thea tea (see etym. under theaceous (Cf.theaceous)) + English -ine2]

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