Meanings
nountheobromic acid (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountablechemistryAn acid supposedly extracted from cocoa butter, peanut oil, etc. as a white waxy crystalline substance. Its existence has been doubted.
Origin
From translingual Theobroma + -ic + acid.
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theobromic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theobromic%20acid
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