From DOPA (“dihydroxyphenylalanine”) +‎ -amine.

Unrelated to dope.

• (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)

1. (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.
   • 1988, Lubert Stryer, Biochemistry, 3rd edition, page 1025:

     Epinephrine and dopamine are two other catecholamine transmitters.

   • 2017 December 12, Amy B Wang, “Former Facebook VP says social media is destroying society with ‘dopamine-driven feedback loops’”, in The 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.”

• DA

• catecholamine
• phenethylamine

• norepinephrine

• “dopamine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “dopamine”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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dopamine f (uncountable)

1. dopamine

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dopamine f

1. plural of dopamina

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