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theobromine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
theo-bromine
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the genus Theobroma + -ine.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

theobromines (plural) theobromin (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

protheobromine

Frequently Paired Words

theobromide

Questions

What does theobromine mean?
An alkaloid, of similar structure to caffeine, found in chocolate/cocoa.
Where does theobromine come from?
From the genus Theobroma + -ine.

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