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theobromine

theobromine noun: an alkaloid, of similar structure to caffeine, found in chocolate/cocoa.

Noun

theobromine (countable and uncountable, plural theobromines)

  1. An alkaloid, of similar structure to caffeine, found in chocolate/cocoa.
    • Kola [...] contains a greater quantity of caffeine and theobromine than the best teas and coffees.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 107

theobromine meaning in Tamil

theobromine in Tamil

கொக்கோவில் உள்ள இயக்க ஊக்கி, சாக்லேட், தியோபுரோமின்

Forms of theobromine

pluraltheobromines
alternative form (dated)theobromin

Origin of theobromine

From the genus Theobroma + -ine.

Words formed from theobromine

Questions about theobromine

What does theobromine mean?
Theobromine means an alkaloid, of similar structure to caffeine, found in chocolate/cocoa.
What is theobromine in Tamil?
Theobromine in Tamil is கொக்கோவில் உள்ள இயக்க ஊக்கி, சாக்லேட், தியோபுரோமின். See Theobromine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is theobromine?
Theobromine is a noun.
What is the plural of theobromine?
The plural of theobromine is theobromines.

Words near theobromine in the dictionary

  1. theobromas
  2. theobromic acid
  3. theobromide
  4. theobromides
  5. theobromin
  6. theobromine
  7. theobromines
  8. theocentric
  9. theocentrically
  10. theocentricity
  11. theocentrism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: theobromine (page history and authors); theobromine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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