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theobromine - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'theobromine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Theobromine [ n.]
- 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.