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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
nountrypt·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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The first known use of tryptamine was in 1929
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