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dopamines

dopamines is the plural of dopamine.

Meaning of dopamine

Noun

dopamine (countable and uncountable, plural dopamines)

  1. A monoamine C₈H₁₁NO₂ that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.
    • Epinephrine and dopamine are two other catecholamine transmitters.1988, Lubert Stryer, Biochemistry, 3rd edition, page 1025
    Synonyms:
    DA

Questions about dopamines

What is dopamines the plural of?
Dopamines is the plural of dopamine.

Words near dopamines in the dictionary

  1. dopamine dressing
  2. dopaminelike
  3. dopaminergic
  4. dopaminergically
  5. dopaminergics
  6. dopamines
  7. dopaminoceptive
  8. dopaminochrome
  9. dopaminomimetic
  10. dopaminoreceptive
  11. dopaminotrophic

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