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theine

(ˈθiːiːn; -ɪn)
n
(Elements & Compounds) another name for caffeine, esp when present in tea
[C19: from New Latin thea tea + -ine2]
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The conference call will be hosted by president and CEO John Thomas, CFO Jeff Theiler, EVP of Asset Management Mark Theine and chief accounting and administrative officer John Lucey.
Media coverage of inequality and poverty is still skewed in favor of episodic, individualistic accounts of poverty; researchers argue for a considerably greater shift toward thematic accounts that emphasize the benefits of active policy interventions, such as redistribution, to combat these issues (Grisold & Preston, 2017; Grisold & Theine, 2017).
Ravel also explained the scientific definition of the stimulating molecules, noting that whilst most people will simply call them all caffeine, others will insist on some subtle differences, which require the distinctive denominations of caffeine for coffee, theine for tea, mateine for mate and guaranine for guarana.