mateine
Syllables: ma·tei·ine/ˈmæteɪˌiːn/
mateine noun: caffeine extracted from maté plant.
Noun
mateine (uncountable)
- Caffeine extracted from maté plant.
- Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid compound that acts as a stimulant in humans. Caffeine is sometimes called guaranine when found in guarana, mateine when found in mate, and theine when found in tea.2014, Nicolae Sfetcu, Health & Drugs: Disease, Prescription & Medication
- A hypothetical xanthine alkaloid said to be found in maté, supposed to resemble caffeine.
- Unlike tea and coffee, however, it does not contain caffeine. Instead, its main active ingredient is a xanthine alkaloid known as mateine.2015, Thom Hartmann, ADHD and the Edison Gene
Origin of mateine
Either a blend of maté + caffeine, or from maté + -ine.
Words that rhyme with mateine
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- irene
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- pristine
- Qazvin
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- tangerine
- unclean
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- vaccine
- amine
- aquamarine
- Beane
- beseen
- bottine
- chopine
- Enigma machine
- Eugene
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- in between
- internecine
- jean
Questions about mateine
- What does mateine mean?
- Mateine means caffeine extracted from maté plant.
- What part of speech is mateine?
- Mateine is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mateine?
- Mateine is pronounced /ˈmæteɪˌiːn/.
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