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catecholamine

UK/katəˈkəʊləmiːn/

catecholamine noun: any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.

Noun

catecholamine (plural catecholamines)

  1. Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.
    • Epinephrine and dopamine are two other catecholamine transmitters.1988, Lubert Stryer, Biochemistry, 3rd edition, page 1025
    • The catecholamines are used in several motivational and emotional systems of the brain, and their concentration is regulated by proteins that break them down or recycle them.2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 746

Forms of catecholamine

pluralcatecholamines

Origin of catecholamine

From catechol + -amine.

Words formed from catecholamine

Questions about catecholamine

What does catecholamine mean?
Catecholamine means any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.
What part of speech is catecholamine?
Catecholamine is a noun.
How do you pronounce catecholamine?
Catecholamine is pronounced /katəˈkəʊləmiːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of catecholamine?
The plural of catecholamine is catecholamines.

Words near catecholamine in the dictionary

  1. catechizings
  2. catechol
  3. catechol oxidase
  4. catechol-o-methyltransferase
  5. catecholamide
  6. catecholamine
  7. catecholaminergic
  8. catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
  9. catecholamines
  10. catecholaminic
  11. catecholase

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