dopamine

English

Chemical structure of dopamine

Etymology

From dopa + -amine.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdəʊ.pə.miːn/
    (file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdoʊ.pəˌmin/
  • (file)

Noun

dopamine (countable and uncountable, plural dopamines)

  1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.
    • 2017 December 12, Amy B Wang, “Former Facebook VP says social media is destroying society with ‘dopamine-driven feedback loops’”, in Washington Post:
      “The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have created are destroying how society works: no civil discourse, no cooperation, misinformation, mistruth. And it’s not an American problem. This is not about Russian ads. This is a global problem.”

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔ.pa.min/
  • (file)

Noun

dopamine f (uncountable)

  1. dopamine

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Italian

Noun

dopamine f

  1. plural of dopamina

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