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tryptamine

[ trip-tuh-meen ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. 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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