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hydroxytryptamine

hydroxytryptamine noun: any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin).

Noun

hydroxytryptamine (plural hydroxytryptamines)

  1. Any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)

Forms of hydroxytryptamine

pluralhydroxytryptamines

Origin of hydroxytryptamine

From hydroxy + tryptamine.

Words formed from hydroxytryptamine

Questions about hydroxytryptamine

What does hydroxytryptamine mean?
Hydroxytryptamine means any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin).
What part of speech is hydroxytryptamine?
Hydroxytryptamine is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxytryptamine?
The plural of hydroxytryptamine is hydroxytryptamines.

Words near hydroxytryptamine in the dictionary

  1. hydroxytoluene
  2. hydroxytoluenes
  3. hydroxytoulene
  4. hydroxytoulenes
  5. hydroxytropacocaine
  6. hydroxytryptamine
  7. hydroxytryptamines
  8. hydroxytryptophan
  9. hydroxytryptophans
  10. hydroxytyrosol
  11. hydroxytyrosols

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