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tryptamine

Syllabification: (tryp·ta·mine)
Pronunciation: /ˈtriptəˌmēn/

Definition of tryptamine

noun

Biochemistry
  • a compound, of which serotonin is a derivative, produced from tryptophan by decarboxylation.
    • A heterocyclic amine; chemical formula: C8H6NCH2CH2NH

tryptamine in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of tryptamine in the British & World English dictionary