catecholamine

[ kat-i-kol-uh-meen, -koh-luh- ]

/ ˌkæt ɪˈkɒl əˌmin, -ˈkoʊ lə- /

noun Biochemistry.

any of a group of chemically related neurotransmitters, as epinephrine and dopamine, that have similar effects on the sympathetic nervous system.

Origin of catecholamine

First recorded in 1950–55; catechol + -amine

Words nearby catecholamine

catechin, catechism, catechist, catechize, catechol, catecholamine, catechu, catechumen, categorematic, categorial, categorial grammar

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British Dictionary definitions for catecholamine

catecholamine

/ (ˌkætəˈkɒləˌmiːn) /

noun

any of a group of hormones that are catechol derivatives, esp adrenaline and noradrenaline

Word Origin for catecholamine

C20: from catechu + -ol 1 + amine

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Medical definitions for catecholamine

catecholamine

[ kăt′ĭ-kō′lə-mēn′, -kô′- ]

n.

Any of a group of amines composed of a pyrocatechol molecule and the aliphatic portion of an amine that have important physiological effects as neurotransmitters and hormones, such as epinephrine, norepinephrine, and L-dopa.

Scientific definitions for catecholamine

catecholamine

[ kăt′ĭ-kō′lə-mēn′, -kô′- ]

Any of a group of amines derived from catechol that have important physiological effects as neurotransmitters and hormones and include epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine.

单词	catecholamine
释义	catecholamine [ kat-i-kol-uh-meen, -koh-luh- ] / ˌkæt ɪˈkɒl əˌmin, -ˈkoʊ lə- / noun Biochemistry. any of a group of chemically related neurotransmitters, as epinephrine and dopamine, that have similar effects on the sympathetic nervous system. Origin of catecholamine First recorded in 1950–55; catechol + -amine Words nearby catecholamine catechin, catechism, catechist, catechize, catechol, catecholamine, catechu, catechumen, categorematic, categorial, categorial grammar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for catecholamine catecholamine / (ˌkætəˈkɒləˌmiːn) / noun any of a group of hormones that are catechol derivatives, esp adrenaline and noradrenaline Word Origin for catecholamine C20: from catechu + -ol 1 + amine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for catecholamine catecholamine [ kăt′ĭ-kō′lə-mēn′, -kô′- ] n. Any of a group of amines composed of a pyrocatechol molecule and the aliphatic portion of an amine that have important physiological effects as neurotransmitters and hormones, such as epinephrine, norepinephrine, and L-dopa. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for catecholamine catecholamine [ kăt′ĭ-kō′lə-mēn′, -kô′- ] Any of a group of amines derived from catechol that have important physiological effects as neurotransmitters and hormones and include epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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