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tryptamine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
tryptamine
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.

Uncountable

noun

Any of a class of neurotransmitters and psychedelic drugs derived from this compound.

Countable

Etymology

By surface analysis, tryptophan + amine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tryptamines (plural)

Derived Forms

diethyltryptamine diisopropyltryptamine dimethyltryptamine dipropyltryptamine hydroxytryptamine isotryptamine methyltryptamine

Phrases

5-hydroxytryptamine

Questions

What does tryptamine mean?
A heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.
Where does tryptamine come from?
By surface analysis, tryptophan + amine.

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