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octopamine

noun

Etymology

From oct(opus) + -opamine (“dopaminergic agent, dopamine derivative”), because it was isolated from an octopus's salivary gland.

  1. derived from ὀκτώπους
  2. borrowed from octōpūs
  3. formed as octopamine — “octopus + -opamine”

Definitions

  1. An aromatic amine, 4-(2-amino-1-hydroxy-ethyl)phenol, related to noradrenaline, having…

    An aromatic amine, 4-(2-amino-1-hydroxy-ethyl)phenol, related to noradrenaline, having similar characteristics to dopamine.

The neighborhood

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