theobromine

theobromine

See also: théobromine

English

Etymology

From the genus Theobroma +‎ -ine.

Noun

theobromine (countable and uncountable, plural theobromines)

1. (chemistry) An alkaloid, of similar structure to caffeine, found in chocolate and cocoa.

Translations

alkaloid

Czech: teobromin m Finnish: teobromiini French: théobromine (fr) f Italian: teobromina (it) f

Norwegian: Bokmål: teobromin m or n Nynorsk: teobromin m or n Russian: теобромин (ru) m (teobromin)

See also

• theobromide