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Word: Theophylline
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from modern Latin Thea (former genus name of the tea plant, from Dutch thee) + Greek phullon ‘leaf’ + -ine
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
θɪəˈfɪliːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bitter crystalline compound present in small quantities in tea leaves, isomeric with theobromine.
Short Definition:bitter crystalline compound present in small quantities in tea leaves
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