different between serotonin vs oxytocin

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

From oxytocic, from Ancient Greek ???? (oxús, “swift”) + ????? (tókos, “childbirth”), from ????? (tíkt?, “I give birth”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ksi?to?s?n/, /??ksi?to?s?n/

Noun

oxytocin (countable and uncountable, plural oxytocins)

1. (biochemistry) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.

Coordinate terms

• isotocin
• mesotocin
• oxytocic

Translations

Further reading

• oxytocin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• oxytonic

Swedish

Noun

oxytocin n

1. (biochemistry) oxytocin

Inflection