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tryptamine

tryptamine noun: a heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.

Noun

tryptamine (countable and uncountable, plural tryptamines)

  1. (uncountable) A heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.
  2. (countable) Any of a class of neurotransmitters and psychedelic drugs derived from this compound.

Forms of tryptamine

pluraltryptamines

Origin of tryptamine

By surface analysis, tryptophan + amine.

Words formed from tryptamine

Questions about tryptamine

What does tryptamine mean?
Tryptamine means a heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.
What part of speech is tryptamine?
Tryptamine is a noun.
What is the plural of tryptamine?
The plural of tryptamine is tryptamines.

Words near tryptamine in the dictionary

  1. trypsinolysis
  2. trypsinolytic
  3. trypsins
  4. trypsynization
  5. tryptamide
  6. tryptamine
  7. tryptamines
  8. tryptan
  9. tryptanthrin
  10. tryptanthrins
  11. tryptase

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