theanine

English

Etymology

Thea (“genus of tea”) +‎ -anine

Noun

theanine (countable and uncountable, plural theanines)

1. (chemistry) amino acid commonly found in tea

Translations

amino acid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 茶氨酸 (chá ān suān)

• Czech: teanin m
• Dutch: theanine
• Finnish: teaniini
• Hungarian: teanin
• Italian: teanina (it) f
• Portuguese: teanina f
• Russian: теанин (ru) m (teanin)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: the‧a‧ni‧ne

Noun

theanine c (uncountable)

1. theanine