tryptamine

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trypt·amine | \ ˈtrip-tə-ˌmēn

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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

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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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