serotonergic
/ˌsɛrətəˈnɜːrd͡ʒɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Involved in, or capable of modulating activity in, neurotransmission pathways that use serotonin receptor proteins.
noun
That which is serotonergic.
Example Sentences
- "Moreover, the results of multiple administrations of the receptor ligands to control rats indicate that the NPY systems in both structures under study are modulated in the same manner by dopaminergic activity and differentially by adrenergic, N-methyl-D-aspartate and serotonergic activity."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *sér-o-der. Proto-Italic *serom Latin serumder. English serum English sero- English tone Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English seroton(in) English -ergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -ergic English serotonergic From seroton(in) + -ergic.