methyltryptamine

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *médʰu
Proto-Hellenic *métʰu
Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu)
Proto-Indo-European *s(w)el-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
German -yl
German Methylbor.
English methyl
English methyl-
English tryptamine
English methyltryptamine

    From methyl- + tryptamine.

    Noun

    methyltryptamine (uncountable)

    1. (organic chemistry) A psychedelic alkaloid obtained from the leaves of several plants

    Derived terms

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