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mateine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɑteɪˌiːn/
  • /ˈmæteɪˌiːn/

Etymology

Either a blend of maté + caffeine, or from maté + -ine.

Meanings

  1. (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:
  2. (uncountable) 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:

Coordinates

caffeine · theine · guaranine

Translations (5)

es mateína (alkaloid) · pt mateína (alkaloid) · fr matéine (alkaloid) · fi mateiini (alkaloid) · hu matein (alkaloid)