different between dopamine vs epinephrine

English

Etymology

From dopa +? -amine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d??.p?.mi?n/

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?do?.p??min/

Noun

dopamine (countable and uncountable, plural dopamines)

1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A monoamine C₈H₁₁NO₂ that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.

Synonyms

• DA

Hypernyms

• catecholamine
• phenethylamine

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• norepinephrine

References

• “dopamine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “dopamine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?.pa.min/

Noun

dopamine f (uncountable)

1. dopamine

References

• dopamine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Noun

dopamine f

1. plural of dopamina

Anagrams

• pendiamo

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??? (epí, “upon”) + ?????? (nephrós, “kidney”) + English -ine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??n?f??n/

Noun

epinephrine (countable and uncountable, plural epinephrines)

1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine.

   Synonym: adrenaline

Synonyms

• (hormone and neurotransmitter): 4,5-?-trihydroxy-N-methylphenethylamine

Hypernyms

• (hormone): catecholamine
• (neurotransmitter): monoamine, phenethylamine

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• adrenaline on Wikipedia.Wikipedia