theobromines

[thee-uh-broh-meen, -min]

the·o·bro·mine

[thee-uh-broh-meen, -min]
noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, C7H8N4O2, an isomer of theophylline and lower homologue of caffeine, occurring in tea and obtained from the cacao bean: used chiefly as a diuretic, myocardial stimulant, and vasodilator.

Origin:
1835–45; < Neo-Latin Theobrom(a) genus of trees typified by cacao (< Greek theo- theo- + brôma food) + -ine2
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Theobromines is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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theobromine   (thē'ō-brō'mēn')  Pronunciation Key 
A bitter, colorless alkaloid that occurs in the cacao bean, cola nuts, and tea. It is found in chocolate products and used in medicine as a diuretic, vasodilator, and myocardial stimulant. Theobromine is a xanthine and similar in structure to caffeine and theophylline. Chemical formula: C7H8N4O2.
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