THEOPHYLLINE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Elixophyllin; Slo-Bid; Theobid; theophylline

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("theophylline" is a kind of...):

bronchodilator (a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs)

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