phenethylamine
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Etymology
From phen- + ethylamine.
Noun
phenethylamine (countable and uncountable, plural phenethylamines)
- (uncountable, organic chemistry, biochemistry) An aromatically substituted aliphatic amine, C6H5C2H4NH2, which is a neurotransmitter in the brain; it has pharmacological properties similar to amphetamine.
- (countable, organic chemistry) Any of a group of compounds derived from that amine.