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catecholamine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /katəˈkəʊləmiːn/
  • UK: /katəˈkɒləmiːn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hormone, endocrine, internal secretion

Narrower terms: noradrenaline, norepinephrine, epinephrine, epinephrin, adrenaline, Adrenalin

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English catechol Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine English catecholamine From catechol + -amine.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: катехоламин (katexolamin) — any of a class of aromatic amines
  • Basque: katekolamina — any of a class of aromatic amines
  • Catalan: catecolamina — any of a class of aromatic amines
  • Esperanto: katekolamino — any of a class of aromatic amines
  • Finnish: katekoliamiini — any of a class of aromatic amines
  • French: catécholamine — any of a class of aromatic amines
  • Galician: catecolamina — any of a class of aromatic amines
  • German: Katecholamine — any of a class of aromatic amines
  • German: Catecholamine — any of a class of aromatic amines
  • Italian: catecolamina — any of a class of aromatic amines
  • Kazakh: катехоламин (katexolamin) — any of a class of aromatic amines
  • Kyrgyz: катехоламин (kateholamin) — any of a class of aromatic amines
  • Polish: katecholamina — any of a class of aromatic amines
  • Portuguese: catecolamina — any of a class of aromatic amines
  • Spanish: catecolamina — any of a class of aromatic amines
  • Swedish: katekolamin — any of a class of aromatic amines