Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mateine

/ˈmæteɪˌiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ma-tei-ine
IPA: /ˈmæteɪˌiːn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Caffeine extracted from maté plant.

Uncountable

noun

A hypothetical xanthine alkaloid said to be found in maté, supposed to resemble caffeine.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"Unlike tea and coffee, however, it does not contain caffeine. Instead, its main active ingredient is a xanthine alkaloid known as mateine."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: maté

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

caffeine guaranine theine

Rhymes With

been between mean seen green clean scene machine queen screen magazine golden mean

Questions

How do you pronounce mateine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæteɪˌiːn/.
What does mateine mean?: Caffeine extracted from maté plant.
Where does mateine come from?: Either a blend of maté + caffeine, or from maté + -ine.

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