Meanings
plural norepinephrines
- countableuncountablebiochemistryA neurotransmitter found in the locus coeruleus which is synthesized from dopamine.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:norepinephrine.
Synonyms: noradrenaline, levarterenol
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA neurotransmitter found in the locus coeruleus which is synthesized from dopamine.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan norepinefrina
- norepinefrinanorepinephrine
Czech noradrenalin
- noradrenalinnorepinephrine
Esperanto norepinefrino
- norepinefrinonorepinephrine
Finnish norepinefriini, noradrenaliini
- norepinefriininorepinephrine
- noradrenaliininorepinephrine
German Norepinephrin
- Norepinephrinnorepinephrine
Greek νορεπινεφρίνη
- νορεπινεφρίνη (norepinefríni)norepinephrine
Hungarian norepinefrin
- norepinefrinnorepinephrine
Japanese ノルエピネフリン
- ノルエピネフリン (noruepinefurin)norepinephrine
Russian норэпинефри́н
- норэпинефри́н (norɛpinefrín)norepinephrine
Spanish norepinefrina
- norepinefrinanorepinephrine
Swedish noradrenalin
- noradrenalinnorepinephrine
Cite this entry
norepinephrine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/norepinephrine
“norepinephrine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/norepinephrine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “norepinephrine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/norepinephrine.
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