"neurotransmitter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: neurotransmitters [plural]
Etymology: From neuro- + transmitter. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|neuro|transmitter}} neuro- + transmitter Head templates: {{en-noun}} neurotransmitter (plural neurotransmitters)
  1. (biochemistry, neuroscience) Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons. Wikipedia link: neurotransmitter Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Neurotransmitters Synonyms: neuromediator, neurotransmitter Derived forms: retrograde neurotransmitter Related terms: acetylcholine, adenosine triphosphate, serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, :Category:Neurotransmitters Translations (substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons): نَاقِل عَصَبِيّ (nāqil ʕaṣabiyy) (Arabic), neurotransmissor [masculine] (Catalan), 神經傳導物質 (Chinese Cantonese), 神经传导物质 (san⁴ ging¹ cyun⁴ dou⁶ mat⁶ zat¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 神經傳導物質 (Chinese Mandarin), 神经传导物质 (shénjīng chuándǎo wùzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 神經遞質 (Chinese Mandarin), 神经递质 (shénjīng dìzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), neurotransmiter [masculine] (Czech), neuropřenašeč [masculine] (Czech), neurotransmitter [masculine] (Dutch), neŭrotransmisiilo (Esperanto), neŭrotransigilo (Esperanto), aivojen välittäjäaine (Finnish), hermoston välittäjäaine (Finnish), hermovälittäjäaine (Finnish), neurotransmetteur [masculine] (French), neurotransmisor [masculine] (Galician), Neurotransmitter [masculine] (German), νευροδιαβιβαστής (nevrodiavivastís) [masculine] (Greek), neurotranszmitter (Hungarian), 神経伝達物質 (shinkei dentatsu busshitsu) (alt: しんけいでんたつぶっしつ) (Japanese), 신경전달물질 (sin'gyeongjeondalmuljil) (alt: 神經傳導物質) (Korean), demareguhêzer [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), انتقالدهنده عصبی (enteqâl-dahande 'asabi) (Persian), mediator [masculine] (Polish), neuromediator [masculine] (Polish), neuroprzekaźnik [masculine] (Polish), neurotransmiter [masculine] (Polish), neurotransmissor [masculine] (Portuguese), нейромедиа́тор (nejromediátor) [masculine] (Russian), нейротрансми́ттер (nejrotransmíttɛr) [masculine] (Russian), neurotransmisor [masculine] (Spanish), signalsubstans [common-gender] (Swedish), สารส่งผ่านประสาท (Thai), нейротрансмі́тер (nejrotransmíter) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-neurotransmitter-en-noun-hlJxKeU4 Categories (other): Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with neuro-, Entries with translation boxes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, neuroscience, physical-sciences, sciences Hyponyms: acetylcholine, adrenaline, dopamine, dynorphin, endorphin, epinephrine, glutamate, histamine, melatonin, noradrenaline, octopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, tyramine, gamma-aminobutyric acid

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      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "acetylcholine"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "adrenaline"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "dopamine"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "dynorphin"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "endorphin"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "epinephrine"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "glutamate"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "histamine"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "melatonin"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "noradrenaline"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "octopamine"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "oxytocin"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "serotonin"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "tyramine"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "gamma-aminobutyric acid"
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      "word": "acetylcholine"
    },
    {
      "word": "adenosine triphosphate"
    },
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      "word": "serotonin"
    },
    {
      "word": "dopamine"
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    {
      "word": "norepinephrine"
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        "Terms with Arabic translations",
        "Terms with Cantonese translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Northern Kurdish translations",
        "Terms with Persian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Thai translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
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        {
          "ref": "2016, David R. Hawkins, The Eye of the I: From Which Nothing is Hidden, page 142:",
          "text": "Together with this is the influence of an infinite number of neurotransmitters, neurohormones, environmental hazards, and accidental programmings.",
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        "Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons."
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          "nerve"
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        "(biochemistry, neuroscience) Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons."
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        "biology",
        "chemistry",
        "medicine",
        "microbiology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "neuroscience",
        "physical-sciences",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "neuromediator"
    },
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      "source": "Thesaurus:neurotransmitter",
      "word": "neurotransmitter"
    }
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "nāqil ʕaṣabiyy",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "نَاقِل عَصَبِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neurotransmissor"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "神經傳導物質"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "san⁴ ging¹ cyun⁴ dou⁶ mat⁶ zat¹",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "神经传导物质"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "神經傳導物質"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shénjīng chuándǎo wùzhì",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "神经传导物质"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "神經遞質"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shénjīng dìzhì",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "神经递质"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neurotransmiter"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neuropřenašeč"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neurotransmitter"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "neŭrotransmisiilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "neŭrotransigilo"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "aivojen välittäjäaine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "hermoston välittäjäaine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "hermovälittäjäaine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neurotransmetteur"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neurotransmisor"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Neurotransmitter"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "nevrodiavivastís",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "νευροδιαβιβαστής"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "neurotranszmitter"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しんけいでんたつぶっしつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shinkei dentatsu busshitsu",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "神経伝達物質"
    },
    {
      "alt": "神經傳導物質",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sin'gyeongjeondalmuljil",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "신경전달물질"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "demareguhêzer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "enteqâl-dahande 'asabi",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "انتقالدهنده عصبی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mediator"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neuromediator"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neuroprzekaźnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neurotransmiter"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neurotransmissor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nejromediátor",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нейромедиа́тор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nejrotransmíttɛr",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нейротрансми́ттер"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neurotransmisor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "signalsubstans"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "word": "สารส่งผ่านประสาท"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nejrotransmíter",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нейротрансмі́тер"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "note": "нейромедіа́тор m (nejromediátor, literally “neuromediator”)",
      "sense": "substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons"
    }
  ],
  "word": "neurotransmitter"
}

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