THEOPHYLLINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does theophylline mean? 

• THEOPHYLLINE (noun)
  The noun THEOPHYLLINE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: THEOPHYLLINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THEOPHYLLINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Elixophyllin; Slo-Bid; Theobid; theophylline

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)

 Context examples 

A methylxanthine and derivative of theophylline.

(Aminophylline, NCI Thesaurus)

The choline salt of theophylline with an anti-asthmatic property.

(Oxtriphylline, NCI Thesaurus)

Guarana supplement contains various phytochemicals, including caffeine, theobromine, theophylline, tannins, saponins, catechins, epicatechins, proanthocyanidols and other compounds in minor concentrations.

(Guarana Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)