tryptamine

tryp·ta·mine

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Definitions of tryptamine word

noun tryptamine a crystalline substance, C 10 H 12 N 2 , that is formed from tryptophan and is involved in various metabolic processes. 1
noun tryptamine a substance that occurs naturally in plant and animal tissue in certain natural metabolic processes and is produced synthetically for use as drugs, one example being LSD 0
noun tryptamine an amine, C10H12N2, derived from tryptophan and closely related to serotonin 0

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; trypt(ophan) + amine

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