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Theophylline

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Noun

1. elixophyllin, slo-bid, theobid, theophylline

a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Theophylline

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noun
a white crystalline slightly water-soluble alkaloid that is an isomer of theobromine: it occurs in plants, such as tea, and is used to treat asthma. Formula: C7H8N4O2
See also xanthine (sense 2)

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Theophylline

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noun
a colorless, crystalline alkaloid, C7H8N4O2·H2O, extracted from tea leaves or prepared synthetically: an isomer of theobromine

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Theophylline

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n.
A colorless crystalline alkaloid, C7H8N4O2, derived from tea leaves or made synthetically, used as a bronchodilator primarily to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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