different between epinephrine vs adrenochrome

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

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Further reading

• adrenaline on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

adreno- +? -chrome

Noun

adrenochrome (countable and uncountable, plural adrenochromes)

1. (biochemistry) An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug to reduce bleeding.

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