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Noun: theophylline  ,thee-u'fi-leen
  1. A colourless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator
    - Elixophyllin, Slo-Bid, Theobid

Derived forms: theophyllines

Type of: bronchodilator

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