tyramine
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Tyramine.svg/220px-Tyramine.svg.png)
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.