dimethyltryptamine
English
Etymology
From dimethyl + tryptamine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdaɪmɛθəlˈtɹɪptəmiːn/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: di‧meth‧yl‧tryp‧ta‧mine
Noun
dimethyltryptamine (countable and uncountable, plural dimethyltryptamines)
- An N-methylated indoleamine derivative, a serotonergic hallucinogen found in several plants, especially Prestonia amazonica (Apocynaceae), and in mammalian brain, blood, and urine.
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with 5-MeO-DMT (5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine).