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catecholamine

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13 lettersPronunciation /katəˈkəʊləmiːn/Part of speech nounSorted aacceehilmnotStarts with CEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland

Word origin

From catechol + -amine.

Used in a sentence

  • Epinephrine and dopamine are two other catecholamine transmitters.
  • The catecholamines are used in several motivational and emotional systems of the brain, and their concentration is regulated by proteins that break them down or recycle them.

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