mateine
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mateine
- /ˈmæteɪˌiːn/
- /ˈmɑteɪˌiːn/
Rhymes with -iːn
Where it comes from
Either a blend of maté + caffeine, or from maté + -ine.
noun
- 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.
- 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.
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Talk about this word "mateine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mateine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mateine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mateine "mateine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mateine.Cite this
@misc{mateine_2026,
title = {mateine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mateine},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
