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| the·oph·yl·line [ thee óffəlin, th ō fí ln ] |
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chemical used medicinally: a white crystalline alkaloid. Source: tea leaves or synthetically made. Use: vasodilator, diuretic, treatment of bronchial asthma. C7H8N7O2.H2O
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin Thea (see theine) + phyllo-] |
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