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cat•e•chol•a•mine
(kat′i kol′ə mēn′, -kō′lə-),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
- Biochemistryany of a group of chemically related neurotransmitters, as epinephrine and dopamine, that have similar effects on the sympathetic nervous system.
- catechol + -amine 1950–55
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