tyramine
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʌɪ.ɹəm.iːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtaɪ.ɹəˌmiːn/
Noun edit
tyramine (countable and uncountable, plural tyramines)
- (biochemistry) A compound which occurs naturally in cheese and other foods and can cause dangerously high blood pressure in people taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
References edit
- “tyramine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tyramine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.