theobromine

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noun

An alkaloid, of similar structure to caffeine, found in chocolate/cocoa.

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Meanings

nountheobromine (countable and uncountable, plural theobromines)

plural theobromines · alternative dated theobromin

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
theobromide

Origin

From the genus Theobroma + -ine.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 可可鹼 /可可碱
  • 可可鹼 /可可碱 (kěkějiǎn)alkaloid
Czech teobromin
  • teobrominalkaloid
Finnish teobromiini
  • teobromiinialkaloid
French théobromine
  • théobrominealkaloid
Italian teobromina
  • teobrominaalkaloid
Norwegian Bokmål teobromin
  • teobrominalkaloid
Portuguese teobromina
  • teobrominaalkaloid
Russian теобромин
  • теобромин (teobromin)alkaloid
Cite this entry
APA

theobromine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theobromine

MLA

“theobromine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theobromine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “theobromine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theobromine.

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