# mateine

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Caffeine extracted from maté plant.
2. A hypothetical xanthine alkaloid said to be found in maté, supposed to resemble caffeine.

## Etymology
From maté + -ine.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mateine