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neurochemical en · ADJ
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Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥
Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der.
Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron)
Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der.
English neuro-
English chemical
English neurochemical
From neuro- + chemical.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to neurochemistry, the study of the chemical basis of nerve and brain activity
A neurochemical study of the new drug was conducted.
Deriveds
neurochemically
neurochemical en · NOUN
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Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥
Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der.
Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron)
Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der.
English neuro-
English chemical
English neurochemical
From neuro- + chemical.
Meanings
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A chemical substance that is involved in neural activity, such as a neurotransmitter
For many years, this type of specificity gave rise to the hope that science would be able to link specific neurochemicals to specific behaviors, […]
2000, Shonkoff et al., From Neurons to Neighborhoods, →ISBN, page 191:
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