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Webster 1913 Edition


Theobromine

Theˊo-bro′mine

,
Noun.
(Chem.)
An alkaloidal ureide,
C7H8N4O2
, homologous with and resembling caffeine, produced artificially, and also extracted from cacao and chocolate (from
Theobroma Cacao
) as a bitter white crystalline substance; – called also
dimethyl xanthine
.

Definition 2024


théobromine

théobromine

See also: theobromine

French

Noun

théobromine f (plural théobromines)

  1. (organic chemistry) theobromine