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theophylline

/θiˈɑf.əl.ɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
theo-phylline
IPA
/θiˈɑf.əl.ɪn/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Translingual Thea Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolyom Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon) English -ine English theophylline From Translingual Thea (“former genus name for the tea plant”) + Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + English -ine.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /θiˈɑf.əl.ɪn/
  • British English: /θi.əˈfɪl.iːn/

Usage

Derived Forms

acetyloxytheophylline theodrenaline

Synonyms

elixophyllin slo-bid theobid

Rhymes With

penicillin amoxicillin ampicillin methicillin piperacillin benzylpenicillin oxacillin phenoxymethylpenicillin carbenicillin meticillin ticarcillin dicloxacillin

Questions

How do you pronounce theophylline?
The recorded pronunciation is /θiˈɑf.əl.ɪn/.
What does theophylline mean?
A bitter crystalline compound present in small quantities in tea leaves, isomeric with theobromine; used as a drug in therapy for respiratory diseases.
Where does theophylline come from?
Etymology tree Translingual Thea Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolyom Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon) English -ine English theophylline From Translingual Thea (“former genus name for the tea plant”) + Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + English -ine.

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