GREEN TEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does green tea mean? 

• GREEN TEA (noun)
  The noun GREEN TEA has 1 sense:

1. tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without fermenting

  Familiarity information: GREEN TEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GREEN TEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without fermenting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("green tea" is a kind of...):

tea; tea leaf (dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "green tea"):

hyson (a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves)

 Context examples 

Green tea polyphenols act as antioxidants and free radical scavengers, thereby protecting cells from reactive oxygen species and further damage.

(Green Tea Lozenge, NCI Thesaurus)

Green tea extract may be taken to treat certain conditions.

(Green tea extract, NCI Dictionary)

An oral capsule containing curcumin, green tea extract, Polygonum cuspidatum extract, and soybean extract, with antioxidant and potential chemopreventive activities.

(Curcumin/Green Tea Extract/Polygonum cuspidatum Extract/Soybean Extract Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)

Consumption of green tea extract may confer chemopreventive protection against various cancers including those of the prostate, stomach, and esophagus.

(Green tea extract, NCI Thesaurus)

The polyphenols in green tea act as antioxidants and scavenge free radicals which may inhibit cellular oxidation and prevent free radical damage to cells.

(Green Tea Extract-based Antioxidant Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)

Green tea polyphenols act as antioxidants and free radical scavengers and may affect enzymes involved in cellular replication and tumor angiogenesis by modulating angiogenic factors, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).

(Green Tea, NCI Thesaurus)

A topical ointment containing a green tea polyphenol mixture (kunecatechins) with potential antiviral, antibacterial, antioxidant, and chemopreventive activities.

(Kunecatechins Ointment, NCI Thesaurus)

A substance found in green tea.

(EGCG, NCI Dictionary)

A capsule containing a fermented soymilk extract and oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs), green tea, spirullina, curcumin and antrodia camphorate powder, with potential antioxidant, immunomodulating, anti-infective and anti-cancer activities.

(OPCs/Green Tea/Spirullina/Curcumin/Antrodia Camphorate/Fermented Soymilk Extract Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)

The primary catechins found in green tea are epicatechin (EC), epigallocatechin (EGC), epicatechin-3 gallate (ECG), and epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the most potent.

(Defined Green Tea Catechin Extract, NCI Thesaurus)