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neurotransmitters

neurotransmitters is the plural of neurotransmitter.

Meaning of neurotransmitter

Noun

neurotransmitter (plural neurotransmitters)

  1. Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons.
    • Anyway, my neurotransmitters are scrambled and they're going to stay scrambled. But I can do okay as long as other people don't know about me.1993, Octavia Butler, chapter 2, in The Parable of the Sower
    Synonyms:
    neuromediator

Phrases with neurotransmitters

Questions about neurotransmitters

What is neurotransmitters the plural of?
Neurotransmitters is the plural of neurotransmitter.

Words near neurotransmitters in the dictionary

  1. neurotransmit
  2. neurotransmiter
  3. neurotransmiters
  4. neurotransmitted
  5. neurotransmitter
  6. neurotransmitters
  7. neurotransmitting
  8. neurotransplantation
  9. neurotransplantations
  10. neurotransporter
  11. neurotransporters

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