5-hydroxytryptamine
5-Hydroxytryptamin
The neurotransmitter serotoninThe neurotransmitter serotonin.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The neurotransmitter serotonin.
5-Hydroxytryptamin
a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory
Translations
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By meaning 1
serotonin:
Origin
It is a tryptamine with a hydroxyl group attached to the carbon atom that is numbered as 5It is a tryptamine with a hydroxyl group attached to the carbon atom that is numbered as 5.
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Synonyms
2 synonyms5-HT
Close in meaning
- a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory:serotonin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable