Theobromine Definition

thēō-brōmēn
noun
A bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C7H8N4O2, 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.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Theobromine

Noun

Singular:
theobromine
Plural:
theobromines

Origin of Theobromine

  • New Latin Theobrōma tree genus (Greek theo- theo-) (brōma food) –ine

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

  • From the genus Theobroma.

    From Wiktionary

Theobromine Sentence Examples

  • Chocolate also contains the chemical theobromine, which is poisonous to dogs.

  • The level of capsaicin needed to cause coughing was about one third higher in the volunteers who had been given theobromine compared with placebo.

  • No. The volunteers who took theobromine had none of the side-effects normally caused by other cough medicines.

  • There is additional information about caffeine which is also generally true for its relatives theobromine and theophylline.

  • The other methylxanthines (the major two being theobromine and theophylline) have similar but slightly differing effects and strengths from caffeine.

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