Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monoamine

/mɒnəʊˈeɪmiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: monoamine
IPA: /mɒnəʊˈeɪmiːn/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound having a single amino functional group, especially a neurotransmitter.

Example Sentences

"Dopamine and norepinephrine are so-called monoamines."
"The first effective drugs used to treat clinical depression were compounds that act by enhancing the activity of chemicals known as monoamines in the brain."

Etymology

From mono- + -amine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mono
Suffix: amine

Inflected Forms

monoamines (plural)

Derived Forms

monoaminergic

Phrases

monoamine oxidase monoamine oxydase

Questions

How do you pronounce monoamine?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɒnəʊˈeɪmiːn/.
What does monoamine mean?: Any compound having a single amino functional group, especially a neurotransmitter.
Where does monoamine come from?: From mono- + -amine.

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