'Theobromine' definitions:

Definition of 'Theobromine'

From: GCIDE

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]

Definition of 'theobromine'

From: GCIDE

cacaine \ca*ca"ine\, n. (Chem.) The essential principle of cacao; -- now called theobromine. [1913 Webster]

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