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noradrenaline

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

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Pronunciation

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  • /nɔːɹəˈdɹɛnəlɪn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of norepinephrine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, countable, uncountable

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: norepinephrine

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: norepinephrine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressor, monoamine neurotransmitter, catecholamine

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh3- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h3sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor. Etruscanbor.? Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal English nor- Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- Latin rēn ▲ Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal English adrenal Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English adrenaline English noradrenaline From nor- + adrenaline.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: noradrenalina — the compound norepinephrine — see also norepinephrine
  • Czech: noradrenalin — the compound norepinephrine — see also norepinephrine
  • Esperanto: noradrenalino — the compound norepinephrine — see also norepinephrine
  • Finnish: noradrenaliini — the compound norepinephrine — see also norepinephrine
  • Galician: noradrenalina — the compound norepinephrine — see also norepinephrine
  • Galician: simpatina — the compound norepinephrine — see also norepinephrine
  • German: Noradrenaline — the compound norepinephrine — see also norepinephrine
  • Hungarian: noradrenalin — the compound norepinephrine — see also norepinephrine
  • Japanese: ノルアドレナリン (noruadorenarin) — the compound norepinephrine — see also norepinephrine
  • Russian: норадренали́н (noradrenalín) — the compound norepinephrine — see also norepinephrine
  • Spanish: noradrenalina — the compound norepinephrine — see also norepinephrine
  • Swedish: noradrenalin — the compound norepinephrine — see also norepinephrine