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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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