a substance, such as adrenaline, noradrenaline, or serotonin, that contains a single amine group
monoamine in American English
(ˌmɑnoʊˈæmˌin; ˌmɑnoʊəˈmin)
noun
an amine with one amino group
monoamine in American English
(ˌmɑnouəˈmin, -ˈæmɪn)
noun
Biochemistry
any of various biogenic amine neurotransmitters having a single amino group, as dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine
Word origin
[1855–60; mono- + amine]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, pickup, pipeline, specialist, superheatmono- is a combining form meaning “alone,” “single,” “one” (monogamy); specialized in some scientific terms to denote a monomolecular thickness (monolayer) and adapted in chemistry to apply to compounds containing one atom of a particularelement (monohydrate). Other words that use the affix mono- include: monobuoy, monograph, monohybrid, monopoly, monounsaturated
Examples of 'monoamine' in a sentence
monoamine
He discovered a crucial link between depression and the deficiency in monoamine chemicals in the brain.