catecholamine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /katəˈkəʊləmiːn/ (UK)
- /katəˈkɒləmiːn/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English catechol Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine English catecholamine From catechol + -amine.
Meanings
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Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.
Epinephrine and dopamine are two other catecholamine transmitters.
1988, Lubert Stryer, Biochemistry, 3rd edition, page 1025: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.
2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 746:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| catecholamines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
catecholaminic · catecholaminergic
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
oxidopamine · adrenalone · hexoprenaline · methyldopa · nordefrin · norepinephrine · deoxyepinephrine · cysteinyldopa · dopamine · dopexamine · epinephrine · arbutamine · isoprenaline
Synonyms
Translations (16)
es catecolamina (any of a class of aromatic amines) · fi katekoliamiini (any of a class of aromatic amines) · de Katecholamine (any of a class of aromatic amines) · kk катехоламин (any of a class of aromatic amines) · eo katekolamino (any of a class of aromatic amines) · it catecolamina (any of a class of aromatic amines) · pl katecholamina (any of a class of aromatic amines) · gl catecolamina (any of a class of aromatic amines) · fr catécholamine (any of a class of aromatic amines) · sv katekolamin (any of a class of aromatic amines) · de Catecholamine (any of a class of aromatic amines) · ca catecolamina (any of a class of aromatic amines) · eu katekolamina (any of a class of aromatic amines) · pt catecolamina (any of a class of aromatic amines) · ky катехоламин (any of a class of aromatic amines) · ba катехоламин (any of a class of aromatic amines)