tryp|ta|mine

tryp|ta|mine
tryp|ta|mine «TRIHP tuh meen», noun.
a crystalline substance closely related to serotonin, formed in the tissues from tryptophan. Formula: C10H12N2

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  • dimethyltryptamine — di·meth·yl·tryp·ta·mine trip tə .mēn n a naturally occurring or easily synthesized hallucinogenic drug C12H16N2 that is chemically similar to but shorter acting than psilocybin called also DMT * * * di·meth·yl·tryp·ta·mine (DMT) (di… …   Medical dictionary

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  • diethyltryptamine — A hallucinogenic agent similar to dimethyltryptamine. * * * di·eth·yl·tryp·ta·mine (DET) (di eth″əl tripґtə mēn) a hallucinogenic substance closely related to dimethyltryptamine, but prepared synthetically …   Medical dictionary

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