tryptamine

[ trip-tuh-meen ]
/ ˈtrɪp təˌmin /

noun Biochemistry.

a crystalline substance, C10H12N2, that is formed from tryptophan and is involved in various metabolic processes.

Origin of tryptamine

First recorded in 1925–30; trypt(ophan) + amine

Words nearby tryptamine

trypanosomid, tryparsamide, trypophobia, trypsin, trypsinogen, tryptamine, tryptic, tryptophan, tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase, tryptophanase, tryptophanuria

Medical definitions for tryptamine

tryptamine
[ trĭp′tə-mēn′ ]

n.

A crystalline substance that is formed in plant and animal tissues from tryptophan and is an intermediate in various metabolic processes.