theophylline
English
/θi.əˈfɪl.iːn/, /θiˈɑf.əl.ɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (organic chemistry) A bitter crystalline compound present in small quantities in tea leaves, isomeric with theobromine; used as a drug in therapy for respiratory diseases.
Etymology
Affix from Translingual Thea (former genus name for the tea plant, tea) + Ancient Greek φύλλον (leaf).
Origin
Ancient Greek
φύλλον
Gloss
leaf
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -phyll English
- phyllon English
- theaism English
- filix Latin
- petalo Italian
- καρυόφυλλον Ancient Greek
- κισσόφυλλον Ancient Greek
- μαχαιρόφυλλον Ancient Greek
- μελισσόφυλλον Ancient Greek
- μυριόφυλλον Ancient Greek
- πεντάφυλλον Ancient Greek
- συκόφυλλον Ancient Greek
- φυλλῖτις Ancient Greek
- φύλλινος Ancient Greek
- φύλλον Ancient Greek
- χαιρέφυλλον Ancient Greek
- ἀγριόφυλλον Ancient Greek
- ἄφυλλος Ancient Greek
- ἐλαιόφυλλον Ancient Greek
- ῥαφίς Ancient Greek
- *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European
- φύλλο Greek (modern)
- Thea Translingual