phenethylamine

English

Alternative forms

• phenylethylamine

Etymology

phen- +‎ ethylamine.

Noun

phenethylamine (countable and uncountable, plural phenethylamines)

1. (uncountable, organic chemistry, biochemistry) An aromatically substituted aliphatic amine, C₆H₅C₂H₄NH₂, which is a neurotransmitter in the brain; it has pharmacological properties similar to amphetamine.
2. (countable, organic chemistry) Any of a group of compounds derived from that amine.

Derived terms

• betaphenethylamine
• hydroxyphenethylamine
• methylenedioxyphenethylamine
• methylphenethylamine

Translations

phenethylamine

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 苯乙胺 (zh) (běnyǐ'àn)

See also

• fenethylline