tryptamine
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, tryptophan + amine.
Noun
[edit]tryptamine (countable and uncountable, plural tryptamines)
- (uncountable, biochemistry) a heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.
- (countable, medicine) Any of a class of neurotransmitters and psychedelic drugs derived from this compound.