dopamine
noun
do·pa·mine
ˈdō-pə-ˌmēn 
: a monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa and that occurs especially as a neurotransmitter in the brain
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Regulating dopamine and norepinephrine enables patients to initiate tasks and sustain their efforts until the work is completed.
—Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
While dopamine supplements are also available in pill form, the patches appear to be the most popular.
—Helena Kudiabor, SELF, 13 Mar. 2026
The key neurotransmitter here is dopamine.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
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dopamine
noun
do·pa·mine
ˈdō-pə-ˌmēn
: a monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa and occurs especially as a neurotransmitter in the brain and as an intermediate in the biosynthesis of epinephrine see intropin
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