norepinephrine

English

Etymology

From nor- +‎ epinephrine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnɔːɹɛpɪˈnɛfɹɪn/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

norepinephrine (countable and uncountable, plural norepinephrines)

1. (biochemistry) A neurotransmitter found in the locus coeruleus which is synthesized from dopamine.

   Synonyms: noradrenaline (chiefly UK), levarterenol

   Hypernyms: phenethylamine, catecholamine

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:norepinephrine.

Derived terms

• ethylnorepinephrine
• norepinephrinergic
• norepinephrinylation

 

Translations

norepinephrine

• Catalan: norepinefrina f
• Czech: noradrenalin m
• Esperanto: norepinefrino
• Finnish: norepinefriini, noradrenaliini (fi)
• Galician: noradrenalina (gl) f, simpatina f
• German: Norepinephrin n
• Greek: νορεπινεφρίνη f (norepinefríni)
• Hungarian: norepinefrin
• Japanese: ノルエピネフリン (noruepinefurin)
• Russian: норэпинефри́н (ru) m (norɛpinefrín)
• Spanish: norepinefrina f
• Swedish: noradrenalin (sv)