theophylline

[化] 茶叶碱 [医] 茶硷

发音

UK /θi.əˈfɪl.iːn/
UK /θi.əˈfɪl.ɪn/
US /θiˈɑf.əl.ɪn/

词形变化

theophyllines

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    不可数 化学 医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

bronchodilator

词源

From translingual Thea (“former genus name for the tea plant”) + Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + -ine.

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