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ty⋅ra⋅mine

[tahy-ruh-meen]
–noun Biochemistry.
an amine, C8H11NO, abundant in ripe cheese as a breakdown product of tyrosine by removal of the carboxyl group (COOH).
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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.

[tyr(osine) + amine.]
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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
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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.

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