theophylline

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
23
Words With Friends
24
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/θi.əˈfɪl.iːn/
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/θi.əˈfɪl.iːn/ · /θi.əˈfɪl.ɪn/ · /θiˈɑf.əl.ɪn/

Definition of theophylline

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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Etymology

From translingual Thea (“former genus name for the tea plant”) + Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + -ine.

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