ergotamine

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/ɜːˈɡɒtəmiːn/

noun

An alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.

OriginGerman Ergotamin →
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Meanings

nounergotamine (countable and uncountable, plural ergotamines)

plural ergotamines

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.

Origin

  1. GermanErgotamin
  2. Englishergotamine

Borrowed from German Ergotamin, corresponding to ergot + -amine.

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Translations

Catalan ergotamina
  • ergotaminaan alkaloid extracted from ergot
Chinese Mandarin 麥角胺 /麦角胺
  • 麥角胺 /麦角胺 (màijiǎo'àn)an alkaloid extracted from ergot
Finnish ergotamiini
  • ergotamiinian alkaloid extracted from ergot
French ergotamine
  • ergotaminean alkaloid extracted from ergot
German Ergotamin
  • Ergotaminan alkaloid extracted from ergot
Greek εργοταμίνη
  • εργοταμίνη (ergotamíni)an alkaloid extracted from ergot
Hungarian ergotamin
  • ergotaminan alkaloid extracted from ergot
Italian ergotamina
  • ergotaminaan alkaloid extracted from ergot
Portuguese ergotamina
  • ergotaminaan alkaloid extracted from ergot
Romanian ergotamină
  • ergotaminăan alkaloid extracted from ergot
Spanish ergotamina
  • ergotaminaan alkaloid extracted from ergot

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

metrogaine
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ergotamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ergotamine

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“ergotamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ergotamine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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