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tryptamine

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tryp·ta·mine   (trĭp'tə-mēn')   
n.  A crystalline substance, C10H12N2, that is formed in plant and animal tissues from tryptophan and is an intermediate in various metabolic processes.

[trypt(ophan) + amine.]
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Main Entry: trypt·amine
Pronunciation: 'trip-t&-"mEn
Function: noun
: a crystalline amine C10H12N2 derived fromtryptophan; also : any of various substituted derivatives of this amine of which some are significantly hallucinogenic or neurotoxic
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tryptamine tryp·ta·mine (trĭp'tə-mēn')
n.
A crystalline substance that is formed in plant and animal tissues from tryptophan and is an intermediate in various metabolic processes.

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