"serotonin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsɛɹəˈtəʊnɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛɹəˈtoʊnɪn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-serotonin.wav [UK] Forms: serotonins [plural]
Etymology: From sero- + tone + -in. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sero-|tone|-in|id2=muscletone}} sero- + tone + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} serotonin (countable and uncountable, plural serotonins)
  1. (biochemistry) An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Neurotransmitters Synonyms: 5-hydroxytryptamine Derived forms: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, serotonin-specific, serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor, serotonin syndrome Related terms: serotonergic Translations (the compound 5-hydroxytryptamine): سِيرُوتُونِين (sīrūtūnīn) [masculine] (Arabic), سيروتونين (sīrōtōnīn) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), serotonina [feminine] (Asturian), сератані́н (sjeratanín) [masculine] (Belarusian), serotonina [feminine] (Catalan), serotonin [masculine] (Czech), serotonin (Danish), serotonino (Esperanto), serotoniini (Finnish), sérotonine [feminine] (French), serotonina [feminine] (Galician), Serotonin [neuter] (German), σεροτονίνη (serotoníni) [feminine] (Greek), szerotonin (Hungarian), serótónín [neuter] (Icelandic), serotonin (Indonesian), serotonina [feminine] (Italian), セロトニン (serotonin) (Japanese), 세로토닌 (serotonin) (Korean), serotonīns [masculine] (Latvian), serotonina [feminine] (Polish), serotonina [feminine] (Portuguese), serotonină [feminine] (Romanian), серотони́н (serotonín) [masculine] (Russian), серото̀нӣн [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), serotònīn [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), serotonina [feminine] (Spanish), serotonin (Swedish), เซโรโทนิน (Thai), ซีโรโทนิน (Thai), serotonin (Turkish), серотоні́н (serotonín) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "серото̀нӣн"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the compound 5-hydroxytryptamine",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serotònīn"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the compound 5-hydroxytryptamine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "serotonina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the compound 5-hydroxytryptamine",
      "word": "serotonin"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "the compound 5-hydroxytryptamine",
      "word": "เซโรโทนิน"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "the compound 5-hydroxytryptamine",
      "word": "ซีโรโทนิน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the compound 5-hydroxytryptamine",
      "word": "serotonin"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "serotonín",
      "sense": "the compound 5-hydroxytryptamine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "серотоні́н"
    }
  ],
  "word": "serotonin"
}

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