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tryptamine
[ trip-tuh-meen ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- a crystalline substance, C 10 H 12 N 2 , that is formed from tryptophan and is involved in various metabolic processes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tryptamine1
First recorded in 1925–30; trypt(ophan) ( def ) + amine ( def )
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