dopamine
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- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdəʊ.pə.miːn/
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- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdoʊ.pəˌmin/
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dopamine (countable and uncountable, plural dopamines)
- (biochemistry, pharmacology) A monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.
- 2017 December 12, Amy B Wang, “Former Facebook VP says social media is destroying society with ‘dopamine-driven feedback loops’”, in Washington Post[1]:
- “The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have created are destroying how society works: no civil discourse, no cooperation, misinformation, mistruth. And it’s not an American problem. This is not about Russian ads. This is a global problem.”
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neurotransmitter
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- “dopamine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “dopamine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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dopamine f (uncountable)
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dopamine f