Definitions for theobromine

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theobromine the·o·bro·mine

Spelling: [thee-uh-broh-meen, -min]

IPA: /ˌθi əˈbroʊ min, -mɪn/

Theobromine is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 733 anagrams from letters in theobromine (beehimnoort).

Definitions for theobromine

noun

1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, C 7 H 8 N 4 O 2 , an isomer of theophylline and lower homologue of caffeine, occurring in tea and obtained from the cacao bean: used chiefly as a diuretic, myocardial stimulant, and vasodilator.

Origin of theobromine

1835-45; New Latin Theobrom(a) genus of trees typified by cacao (Greek theo- theo- + brôma food) + -ine²

Examples for theobromine

The mild stimulating property which cocoa possesses is due to the presence of the two substances, theobromine and caffein.

The physiological effects of theobromine are like caffeine but are obtained by smaller doses.

Both contain stimulating alkaloids, theobromine and caffeine, and fat is a notable constituent of cocoa.

The presence of theobromine is peculiar to cocoa, but caffein is a stimulating principle which also occurs in tea and coffee.

Its active principle is theobromine, an alkaloid greatly resembling caffeine, the active principle of coffee and tea.

The artificial preparation of theobromine and caffeine from xanthine, and guanine also show clearly their relations.

Caffeine, it will be remembered, is the methyl ester of theobromine, and can be prepared from it.

theobromine, the essential element of cocoa and chocolate, is identical with the thein and caffeine of tea and coffee.

Caffeine and theobromine have also quite different relations.

The active principle of tea is called theine; that of coffee, caffeine, and of cocoa, theobromine.