transvestism

n. the habit, practiced by men or women, of wearing the clothes of the opposite sex but without the sexual arousal that cross-dressing serves in the predominately male paraphilia, transvestic fetishism. Also called transvestitism. —transvestic adj. —transvestite n.

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December 22nd 2024

theobromine

n. a methylxanthine alkaloid that occurs naturally in the seeds of Theobroma cacao, the cocoa plant. Theobromine is structurally similar to caffeine in coffee and theophylline in tea but has less pharmacological potency than either of these methylxanthines.