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octopamine(dictionary)

octopamine (iou)



octopamine noun. M20.
[from OCTOPUS (from which it was first extracted) + AMINE.]
Biochemistry. A weakly sympathomimetic amine which under the influence of monoamine oxidase inhibitors may accumulate in nerves in place of the closely related noradrenaline and cause a rise in blood pressure; 1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-2-aminoethanol, HOC6H4CHOHCH2NH2.