First Known Use: 1951
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monoamine
noun mono·amine \ˌmä-nō-ə-ˈmēn\
Definition of MONOAMINE
: an amine RNH2 that has one organic substituent attached to the nitrogen atom; especially : one (as serotonin) that is functionally important in neural transmission
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Origin of MONOAMINE
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monoamine
noun mono·am·ine \ˌmän-ō-ə-ˈmēn, -ˈam-ˌēn\
Medical Definition of MONOAMINE
: an amine RNH2 that has one organic substituent attached to the nitrogen atom; especially : one (as serotonin) that is functionally important in neural transmission
Variants of MONOAMINE
mono·am·ine also mon·am·ine \ˌmän-ə-ˈmēn, -ˈam-ˌēn\
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