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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
.