serotonin
English
/ˌsɛɹəˈtəʊnɪn/, /ˌsɛɹəˈtoʊnɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (neurotransmitter) An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc.
Etymology
Affix from English tonic.
Origin
English
tonic
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acetyl English
- acetylserotonin English
- amine English
- antiserotonergic English
- antiserotoninergic English
- antitonic English
- atonic English
- auxotonic English
- bitonic English
- cardiotonic English
- cerebrotonic English
- dimethyl English
- dimethylserotonin English
- enneatonic English
- epitonic English
- eutonic English
- heptatonic English
- heterotonic English
- hexatonic English
- homotonic English
- hyperserotonemia English
- hypertonic English
- hyposerotonemia English
- hyposerotonergic English
- hypotonic English
- intertonic English
- isotonic English
- methyl English
- methylserotonin English
- nonserotonergic English
- nonserotonin English
- nontonic English
- normotonic English
- octatonic English
- oxytonic English
- pentatonic English
- phlebotonic English
- phytoserotonin English
- polytonic English
- posttonic English
- pretonic English
- serotonemia English
- serotonergic English
- serotoninergic English
- sertraline English
- subtonic English
- supertonic English
- tetrahydronaphthalene English
- tone English
- tonic English
- tonically English
- tonicify English
- tonicity English
- tonicization English
- tonicize English
- uterotonic English
- vasotonic English
- venotonic English
- viscerotonic English
- tonic French
- 湯力水 Chinese
- tone
- amine
- tonic
- acetyl
- methyl
- atonic
- bitonic
- eutonic
- nontonic
- tonicity
- subtonic
- isotonic
- pretonic
- tonicize
- oxytonic
- dimethyl
- epitonic
- tonicify
- polytonic
- hexatonic
- hypotonic
- vasotonic
- octatonic
- antitonic
- tonically
- posttonic
- homotonic
- venotonic
- auxotonic
- normotonic
- supertonic
- enneatonic
- pentatonic
- intertonic
- uterotonic
- hypertonic
- heptatonic
- sertraline
- serotonemia
- heterotonic
- phlebotonic
- cardiotonic
- nonserotonin
- viscerotonic
- tonicization
- cerebrotonic
- serotonergic
- serotoninergic
- phytoserotonin
- acetylserotonin
- nonserotonergic
- hyposerotonemia
- methylserotonin
- antiserotonergic
- hyperserotonemia
- hyposerotonergic
- dimethylserotonin
- antiserotoninergic
- tetrahydronaphthalene