tyramine

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UK/ˈtʌɪ.ɹəm.iːn/US/ˈtaɪ.ɹəˌmiːn/

noun

A compound which occurs naturally in cheese and other foods and can cause dangerously high blood pressure in people taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.

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Meanings

nountyramine (countable and uncountable, plural tyramines)

plural tyramines

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA compound which occurs naturally in cheese and other foods and can cause dangerously high blood pressure in people taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.

Origin

Blend of tyrosine + amine.

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APA

tyramine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tyramine

MLA

“tyramine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tyramine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tyramine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tyramine.

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