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theobromic acid

theobromic acid noun: an acid supposedly extracted from cocoa butter, peanut oil, etc. as a white waxy crystalline substance. Its existence has been doubted.

Noun

theobromic acid (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An acid supposedly extracted from cocoa butter, peanut oil, etc. as a white waxy crystalline substance. Its existence has been doubted.

Origin of theobromic acid

From translingual Theobroma + -ic + acid.

Questions about theobromic acid

What does theobromic acid mean?
Theobromic acid means an acid supposedly extracted from cocoa butter, peanut oil, etc. as a white waxy crystalline substance. Its existence has been doubted.
What part of speech is theobromic acid?
Theobromic acid is a noun.

Words near theobromic acid in the dictionary

  1. Theobald
  2. Theobalds
  3. Theobold
  4. theobroma
  5. theobromas
  6. theobromic acid
  7. theobromide
  8. theobromides
  9. theobromin
  10. theobromine
  11. theobromines

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