ty·ra·mine (tī'rə-mēn') n. A colorless crystalline amine, C8H11NO, found in mistletoe, putrefied animal tissue, certain cheeses, and ergot and also produced synthetically, used in medicine as a sympathomimetic agent.
Main Entry: ty·ra·mine Pronunciation: 'tI-r&-"mEn Function: noun : a phenolic amine C8H11NO that is found in variousfoods and beverages (as cheese and red wine), has a sympathomimetic action, and is derived from tyrosine
tyramine ty·ra·mine (tī'rə-mēn') n. A colorless crystalline amine found in mistletoe, putrefied animal tissue, certain cheeses, and ergot, or produced synthetically, used as a sympathomimetic agent.