dimethyltryptamine

di·meth·yl·tryp·ta·mine
/ˌdaɪmɛθəlˈtɹɪptəmiːn/

noun

An N-methylated indoleamine derivative, a serotonergic hallucinogen found in several plants, especially Prestonia amazonica (Apocynaceae), and in mammalian brain, blood, and urine.

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Meanings

noundimethyltryptamine (countable and uncountable, plural dimethyltryptamines)

plural dimethyltryptamines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn N-methylated indoleamine derivative, a serotonergic hallucinogen found in several plants, especially Prestonia amazonica (Apocynaceae), and in mammalian brain, blood, and urine.

Origin

From dimethyl + tryptamine.

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Chicago

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