'C7H8N4O2' definitions:

Definition of 'C7H8N4O2'

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Theobromine \The`o*bro"mine\, n. (Chem.) An alkaloidal ureide, C7H8N4O2, homologous with and resembling caffeine, produced artificially, and also extracted from cacao and chocolate (from Theobroma Cacao) as a bitter white crystalline substance; -- called also dimethyl xanthine. [1913 Webster]