tryptamine
[ trip-tuh-meen ]
nounBiochemistry.
a crystalline substance, C10H12N2, that is formed from tryptophan and is involved in various metabolic processes.
Origin of tryptamine
1First recorded in 1925–30; trypt(ophan) + amine
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How to use tryptamine in a sentence
A sequel, TIHKAL (Tryptamines I Have Known And Loved), followed two years later.
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