8-chlorotheophylline Definition

ātklôrə-thē-ŏfə-lĭn
noun
A stimulant, C7 H7 N4 O2 Cl, that is used to form a salt with certain pharmaceutical drugs, such as diphenhydramine.
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Origin of 8-chlorotheophylline

  • 8- attachment of the chlorine atom to the carbon atom that is conventionally numbered 8 in the compound's purine double ring chloro– theophylline

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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