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monoamine

/mɒnəʊˈeɪmiːn/

monoamine noun: any compound having a single amino functional group, especially a neurotransmitter.

Noun

monoamine (plural monoamines)

  1. Any compound having a single amino functional group, especially a neurotransmitter.
    • Dopamine and norepinephrine are so-called monoamines.1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 167
    • The first effective drugs used to treat clinical depression were compounds that act by enhancing the activity of chemicals known as monoamines in the brain.2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 55

Forms of monoamine

pluralmonoamines

Origin of monoamine

From mono- + -amine.

Words formed from monoamine

Phrases with monoamine

Questions about monoamine

What does monoamine mean?
Monoamine means any compound having a single amino functional group, especially a neurotransmitter.
What part of speech is monoamine?
Monoamine is a noun.
How do you pronounce monoamine?
Monoamine is pronounced /mɒnəʊˈeɪmiːn/.
What is the plural of monoamine?
The plural of monoamine is monoamines.

Words near monoamine in the dictionary

  1. monoamide
  2. monoamides
  3. monoamidite
  4. monoamidites
  5. monoamids
  6. monoamine
  7. monoamine oxidase
  8. monoamine oxidases
  9. monoaminergic
  10. monoamines
  11. monoaminomonocarboxylic

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