"catecholamine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /katəˈkəʊləmiːn/ [UK], /katəˈkɒləmiːn/ [UK] Forms: catecholamines [plural]
Etymology: catechol + -amine Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|catechol|amine}} catechol + -amine Head templates: {{en-noun}} catecholamine (plural catecholamines)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland. Wikipedia link: catecholamine Categories (topical): Biochemistry Synonyms: catecholamine Hypernyms: benzenediol, hormone Derived forms: catecholaminergic, catecholaminic Translations (any of a class of aromatic amines): катехоламин (katexolamin) (Bashkir), katekolamina (Basque), catecolamina [feminine] (Catalan), katekolamino (Esperanto), katekoliamiini (Finnish), catécholamine [feminine] (French), catecolamina [feminine] (Galician), Katecholamine (German), Catecholamine (German), catecolamina (Italian), катехоламин (katexolamin) (Kazakh), катехоламин (kateholamin) (Kyrgyz), katecholamina [feminine] (Polish), catecolamina [feminine] (Portuguese), catecolamina [feminine] (Spanish), katekolamin (Swedish)

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