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5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE

Dictionary entry overview: What does 5-hydroxytryptamine mean?

• 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE (noun)
The noun 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE has 1 sense:

1. a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory

Familiarity information: 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE (noun)

Sense 1

5-hydroxytryptamine ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

5-hydroxytryptamine; serotonin

Hypernyms ("5-hydroxytryptamine" is a kind of...):

monoamine neurotransmitter (a monoamine that is functionally important in neural transmission)

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