different between serotonin vs dimethyltryptamine

English

Etymology

From sero- +? tonic +? -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s????t??n?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s????to?n?n/

Noun

serotonin (countable and uncountable, plural serotonins)

1. (biochemistry) An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc.

Abbreviations

• 5-HT

Synonyms

• 5-hydroxytryptamine

Derived terms

• serotonin-specific

Related terms

• serotonergic

Translations

Further reading

• serotonin at OneLook Dictionary Search
• serotonin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• ironstone

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?r?t????n/

Noun

serotonin m

1. serotonin

Japanese

Romanization

serotonin

1. R?maji transcription of ?????

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /serot?ni?n/

Noun

serotòn?n m (Cyrillic spelling ??????????)

1. (biochemistry) serotonin

Declension

English

Etymology

dimethyl +? tryptamine

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?da?m???l?t??pt?mi?n/
• Hyphenation: di?meth?yl?tryp?ta?mine

Noun

dimethyltryptamine (plural dimethyltryptamines)

1. An N-methylated indoleamine derivative, a serotonergic hallucinogen found in several plants, especially Prestonia amazonica (Apocynaceae) and in mammalian brain, blood, and urine. Not to be confused with 5-MeO-DMT (5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine).

See also

• serotonin
• 5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine