theobromine
theobromine
Definition
theo·bro·mine (t̸hē′ō brō′mēn′, -min)
noun
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, CHNO, extracted from the leaves and seeds of the cacao plant, used in medicine as a diuretic and nerve stimulant: it is closely related to caffeine and is also found in cola nuts and tea
Etymology: < ModL Theobroma, a genus of trees of the sterculia family < Gr theos, god (see theo-) + brōma, food + -ine
theobromine
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- contain: Chocolate also contains the chemical theobromine, which is poisonous to dogs.
- call: The humble cocoa bean, from which chocolate is produced, contains a drug called theobromine.
- give: The level of capsaicin needed to cause coughing was about one third higher in the volunteers who had been given theobromine compared with placebo.
- take: No. The volunteers who took theobromine had none of the side-effects normally caused by other cough medicines.
- find: It is free from the stimulants caffeine and theobromine found in chocolate.
Modifies a noun
- level: Theobromine levels in loose leaf teas ( 6-7 mg/l ) were also lower than in tea bags.
- content: The toxicity of chocolate for dogs is due to its theobromine content.
Noun used with modifier
- relative: There is additional information about caffeine which is also generally true for its relatives theobromine and theophylline.
- being: The other methylxanthines ( the major two being theobromine and theophylline ) have similar but slightly differing effects and strengths from caffeine.
- alkaloid: Guaraná The herb guaraná contains caffeine and the closely related alkaloids theobromine and theophylline; these compounds may curb appetite and increase weight loss.
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