theophylline
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Definition of theophylline
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (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.
Words you can make from theophylline
200+ playable · top: HELIOTYPE (17 pts)
Best play heliotype 17 points9-letter words
4 words8-letter words
14 words7-letter words
21 words- PHONILY 15 pts
- ETHINYL 13 pts
- LITHELY 13 pts
- THIONYL 13 pts
- HILLTOP 12 pts
- HOPLITE 12 pts
- INEPTLY 12 pts
- NEOTYPE 12 pts
- PIEHOLE 12 pts
- PINHOLE 12 pts
- POLYENE 12 pts
- POTHEEN 12 pts
- HELLION 10 pts
- HOTLINE 10 pts
- NEOLITH 10 pts
- THEELIN 10 pts
- THEELOL 10 pts
- PENLITE 9 pts
- PETIOLE 9 pts
- POTLINE 9 pts
- TOPLINE 9 pts
6-letter words
54 words- HYPHEN 17 pts
- PHENYL 14 pts
- PHONEY 14 pts
- PHYLLO 14 pts
- PHYLON 14 pts
- PHYTIN 14 pts
- PHYTOL 14 pts
- PHYTON 14 pts
- PYTHON 14 pts
- TYPHON 14 pts
- ETHYNE 12 pts
- HENLEY 12 pts
- HOLILY 12 pts
- THINLY 12 pts
- HOLPEN 11 pts
- OPENLY 11 pts
- OPHITE 11 pts
- PENTYL 11 pts
- PEYOTE 11 pts
- PEYOTL 11 pts
- PHENOL 11 pts
- PLENTY 11 pts
- PLINTH 11 pts
- POINTY 11 pts
- POLEYN 11 pts
- POLITY 11 pts
- EOLITH 9 pts
- ETHION 9 pts
- LENITY 9 pts
- LONELY 9 pts
- THEINE 9 pts
- YEELIN 9 pts
- LEPTIN 8 pts
- LEPTON 8 pts
- PELITE 8 pts
- PELLET 8 pts
- PENILE 8 pts
- PINOLE 8 pts
- PINTLE 8 pts
- PIOLET 8 pts
- POINTE 8 pts
- POLITE 8 pts
- POLLEE 8 pts
- POLLEN 8 pts
- PONTIL 8 pts
- POTEEN 8 pts
- ENTOIL 6 pts
- ETOILE 6 pts
- LENITE 6 pts
- LENTIL 6 pts
- LINTEL 6 pts
- LINTOL 6 pts
- NIELLO 6 pts
- OLEINE 6 pts
5-letter words
65 words- HIPLY 13 pts
- PHONY 13 pts
- PHYLE 13 pts
- PITHY 13 pts
- ETHYL 11 pts
- HILLY 11 pts
- HOLEY 11 pts
- HOLLY 11 pts
- HONEY 11 pts
- HOTLY 11 pts
- HOYLE 11 pts
- PEONY 10 pts
- PHONE 10 pts
- PIETY 10 pts
- PINEY 10 pts
- PLOYE 10 pts
- PYLON 10 pts
- TEPOY 10 pts
- TOPHE 10 pts
- TOPHI 10 pts
- HELIO 8 pts
- HELLO 8 pts
- HELOT 8 pts
- HILLO 8 pts
- HOTEL 8 pts
- LETHE 8 pts
- LINEY 8 pts
- LINTY 8 pts
- LITHE 8 pts
- LITHO 8 pts
- NELLY 8 pts
- NOILY 8 pts
- TEENY 8 pts
- TELLY 8 pts
- THEIN 8 pts
- THILL 8 pts
- THINE 8 pts
- THIOL 8 pts
- THOLE 8 pts
- TOLYL 8 pts
- TONEY 8 pts
- YENTE 8 pts
- ELOPE 7 pts
- INEPT 7 pts
- NETOP 7 pts
- OPINE 7 pts
- PELON 7 pts
- PILOT 7 pts
- PINOT 7 pts
- PINTO 7 pts
- PITON 7 pts
- PLEON 7 pts
- POINT 7 pts
- TOPEE 7 pts
- ELINT 5 pts
- ELITE 5 pts
- ELOIN 5 pts
- INLET 5 pts
- INTEL 5 pts
- LENTO 5 pts
- LEONE 5 pts
- OLEIN 5 pts
- OLLIE 5 pts
- TELOI 5 pts
- TOILE 5 pts
4-letter words
41 words- HYPE 12 pts
- HYPO 12 pts
- HETH 10 pts
- HOLY 10 pts
- HYTE 10 pts
- HELP 9 pts
- HOLP 9 pts
- HOPE 9 pts
- EELY 7 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- EYEN 7 pts
- EYNE 7 pts
- HEEL 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HELL 7 pts
- HELO 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HILL 7 pts
- HILT 7 pts
- HINT 7 pts
- HOLE 7 pts
- HOLT 7 pts
- HONE 7 pts
- ILLY 7 pts
- INLY 7 pts
- LILY 7 pts
- LINY 7 pts
- LEPT 6 pts
- LIPE 6 pts
- ENOL 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- LEET 4 pts
- LENO 4 pts
- LENT 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LILO 4 pts
- LILT 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINO 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
- LION 4 pts
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