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octopamine

octopamine noun: an aromatic amine, 4-(2-amino-1-hydroxy-ethyl)phenol, related to noradrenaline, having similar characteristics to dopamine.

Noun

octopamine (uncountable)

  1. An aromatic amine, 4-(2-amino-1-hydroxy-ethyl)phenol, related to noradrenaline, having similar characteristics to dopamine.

Origin of octopamine

From oct(opus) + -opamine (“dopaminergic agent, dopamine derivative”), because it was isolated from an octopus's salivary gland.

Words formed from octopamine

Questions about octopamine

What does octopamine mean?
Octopamine means an aromatic amine, 4-(2-amino-1-hydroxy-ethyl)phenol, related to noradrenaline, having similar characteristics to dopamine.
What part of speech is octopamine?
Octopamine is a noun.

Words near octopamine in the dictionary

  1. octonions
  2. octonocular
  3. octonucleate
  4. octoon
  5. octopal
  6. octopamine
  7. octopaminergic
  8. octopartite
  9. octopawn
  10. octopean
  11. octoped

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