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dopamine definition

☆ do·pa·mine (dō′pə mēn′, -min)

noun

an amine, CHNO, that is an intermediate biochemical product in the synthesis of norepinephrine, epinephrine, and melanin, and is a neurotransmitter

Etymology: d(ihydr)o(xy)p(henyl) + amine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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