THEOBROMINE


Meaning of THEOBROMINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌthē-ə-ˈbrō-ˌmēn, -mən ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin Theobroma, genus that includes the cacao, from the- + Greek brōma food, from bibrōskein to devour — more at voracious

Date: 1842

: a bitter alkaloid C 7 H 8 N 4 O 2 closely related to caffeine that occurs especially in cacao beans and has stimulant and diuretic properties

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