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dopaminergic

/ˌdoʊ.pə.mɪˈnɝ.d͡ʒɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
dopamin-er-gic
IPA
/ˌdoʊ.pə.mɪˈnɝ.d͡ʒɪk/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing, involving, or transmitting dopamine; involving dopamine receptor agonism.

noun

Any substance that affects the production of dopamine or is a dopamine receptor agonist.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English dopamine English -ergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -ergic English dopaminergic From dopamine + -ergic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌdoʊ.pə.mɪˈnɝ.d͡ʒɪk/
  • British English: /ˌdəʊ.pə.mɪˈnɜː.d͡ʒɪk/

Inflected Forms

dopaminergics (plural)

Derived Forms

antidopaminergic dopaminergically hyperdopaminergic hypodopaminergic nondopaminergic

Frequently Paired Words

dopaminelike glutamatergic serotonergic

Questions

How do you pronounce dopaminergic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdoʊ.pə.mɪˈnɝ.d͡ʒɪk/.
What does dopaminergic mean?
Containing, involving, or transmitting dopamine; involving dopamine receptor agonism.
Where does dopaminergic come from?
Etymology tree English dopamine English -ergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -ergic English dopaminergic From dopamine + -ergic.

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