SINCE 1828
tryptamine
noun
trypt·amine
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Definition of tryptamine
: a crystalline amine C10H12N2 derived from tryptophan
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tryptamine
noun
trypt·amine
| \ ˈtrip-tə-ˌmēn
\
\
Medical Definition of tryptamine
: a crystalline amine C10H12N2 derived from tryptophan
also
: any of various substituted derivatives of this amine of which some are significantly hallucinogenic or neurotoxic
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