Neurotransmitter

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons.

    "Anyway, my neurotransmitters are scrambled and they're going to stay scrambled. But I can do okay as long as other people don't know about me."

  2. 2
    a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse wordnet

Synonyms

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neuromediator

Example

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"Anyway, my neurotransmitters are scrambled and they're going to stay scrambled. But I can do okay as long as other people don't know about me."

Etymology

From neuro- + transmitter.

Related phrases

retrograde neurotransmitteradenosine triphosphate

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