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catecholamines

catecholamines is the plural of catecholamine.

Meaning of catecholamine

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

Questions about catecholamines

What is catecholamines the plural of?
Catecholamines is the plural of catecholamine.

Words near catecholamines in the dictionary

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

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