tryptamine meaning

WTryptamine

Tryptamine is a monoamine alkaloid found in plants, fungi, and animals.
The tryptamine chemical structure is the backbone for a group of compounds termed collectively subst
The concentration of tryptamine in rat brains is about 3.5 pmol/g.

tryptamine

NounPLtryptaminesSUF-amine
1. NU (biochemistry) a heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.

Meaning of tryptamine for the defined word.

Grammatically, this word "tryptamine" is a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum.

Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
1. Morphemes
  - Suffixes
    - Words by suffix
      - Words suffixed with -amine
2. Nouns
  - Countable nouns
  - Singularia tantum
    - Uncountable nouns

Definiteness: Level 1

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