c7h8n4o2

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c7h8n4o2 - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Theobromine \The`o*bro"mine\, n. (Chem.)
     An alkaloidal ureide, C7H8N4O2, homologous with and
     resembling caffeine, produced artificially, and also
     extracted from cacao and chocolate (from Theobroma Cacao)
     as a bitter white crystalline substance; -- called also
     dimethyl xanthine.
     [1913 Webster]