Meanings
nounmonoamine (plural monoamines)
plural monoamines
- biochemistryAny compound having a single amino functional group, especially a neurotransmitter.
Dopamine and norepinephrine are so-called monoamines.
1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 1671 more example
The first effective drugs used to treat clinical depression were compounds that act by enhancing the activity of chemicals known as monoamines in the brain.
2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 55
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 一元胺
- 一元胺 (yīyuánān)compound having a single amino functional group
Cite this entry
APA
monoamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoamine
MLA
“monoamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoamine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monoamine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoamine.
Source: monoamine on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.