Crossword-Solution: THEINE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Theine | n. | See Caffeine. Called also theina. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| THEINE | anagram | ETHINE, INTHEE |
We have 4 clues for the answer “THEINE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| ALKALOID tea plant | 1 answer |
| Bitter substance found in tea. | 1 answer |
| Drug from tea. | 1 answer |
| Substance in tea. | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
AREET
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with THEINE (5)
The first of these is caffeine, which is almost identical in composition with, and practically the same as, the theine present in tea.
Veratrine, Colchicine, Theine.—Solutions were made of these three alkaloids by adding one part to 437 of water.
Half-minims were placed, in each case; on the discs of at least six leaves, but no inflection was caused, except perhaps a very slight amount by the theine.
Its active principle, _theobromine_, [Footnote: It is said that Linnćus, the great botanist, was so fond of chocolate that he named the cocoa tree "Theobroma," the food of the gods.] has some of the properties of caffeine and theine.
The theine in tea and the theobromine in cocoa are so similar to caffeine that chemists can not differentiate them.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 3 times in crossword archives (1951–1964).