Meanings
nounarylalkylamine (plural arylalkylamines)
plural arylalkylamines
- chemistryA secondary or tertiary amine that has both an alkyl and an aryl group connected to the nitrogen atom
Dopamine is also utilized by NBAD synthase ( ebony ) and arylalkylamine N-acetyl transferase (aaNAT) to produce pigments other than melanin.
2015 July 15, Gang Xu et al., “De novo assembly and characterization of central nervous system transcriptome reveals neurotransmitter signaling systems in the rice striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis”, in BMC Genomics, volume 16, →DOI
Origin
- Ancient Greekἄρωμα (árōma)
- Ancient Greekἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)
- Late Latinarōmaticus
- Old Frencharomatique
- Englisharomatic
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englisharyl
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalc(ohol)
- Englishalkyl
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englisharylalkylamine
Translations
Portuguese arilalquilamina
- arilalquilaminaamine that has both an alkyl and an aryl group connected to the nitrogen atom
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Cite this entry
APA
arylalkylamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arylalkylamine
MLA
“arylalkylamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arylalkylamine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arylalkylamine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arylalkylamine.
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