English
Etymology
From mono- + amine.

Pronunciation
IPA|/m�n���eɪmi�n/

Noun
en-noun

#context|chemistry|biochemistry Any compound having a single amino functional group, especially a neurotransmitter.
#*2001: The first effective drugs used to treat clinical depression were compounds that act by enhancing the activity of chemicals known as monoamines in the brain. � Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 55)

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