broma-, bromat-, brom-, bro- +

Fasting; abstinence from eating: Mary thought she was too fat and decided not to eat anything for a week, or to through a process of abros, which didn't go well after all.

The total lack of food consumption; fasting (no food, not eating): The prison inmates organized a fasting campaign to emphasize the poor prison conditions and so they were participating in total ambrosias.

1. The state of not eating, fasting: Tim's mother was very worried about Tim's condition of abrotos and took him to the doctor right away.
2. Something not fit to be eaten: There are. many things that are abrotos, like dirt, rocks, and poisonous berries.

1. In medicine, a food aliment: In her grandfather's book on medicine, Susan came across the term broma which referred to special food used in hospitals.
2. A form of cocoa from which the oil has been thoroughly extracted: Mrs. Jameson prepared some broma for her children to drink after coming home from school.

Diet therapy: At the book store, Alice finally found a book on bromatherapy, including a DVD on how to prepare healthy food, the proper amount to eat, and how many times a day.

Someone who is a specialist in the science of foods: Timothy's father was a bromatologist, an expert in the discipline of nourishment or food.

The science of food: Lynn wanted to study bromatology and so she went to all the discourses about dietetics and nutrition at the university.

A poison that forms in spoiled food from the activity of fermentative bacteria: Sherry was sure that bromatotoxins had infested her cheese because it was all covered with a furry fungus.,

A treatise or dissertation about food: Dr. Apple finished his bromography which included important contributions about healthy diets for consumers.

A tree that produces cocoa, which was translated literally to mean food of the gods: Linnæus, a botanist, was so fond of chocolate that he named the cocoa tree Theobroma, the food of the gods.

1. A white powder derived from the cacao bean, found in chocolate products and which has effects similar to caffeine: Theobromine has been used as a diuretic in treating cardiovascular disorders and as a myocardial stimulant.

Dogs consuming excessive amounts of cocoa sometimes suffer toxic effects from the theobromine, such as vomiting, diarrhea, muscle spasms, and coma."
2. Etymology: from modern Latin Theobroma, genus name of the cacao tree, literally 'food of the gods'."