5-hydroxytryptamine

1. 1.

   a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory

   Synonymsserotonin

   Broadermonoamine neurotransmitter

Questions about 5-hydroxytryptamine

What does 5-hydroxytryptamine mean?

5-hydroxytryptamine means "a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory".

How many syllables are in 5-hydroxytryptamine?

5-hydroxytryptamine has 6 syllables and divides as 5-hy-drox-y-tryp-ta-mine under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for 5-hydroxytryptamine?

Close synonyms include serotonin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.