tryptamine
noun
tryptamine is spelled T-R-Y-P-T-A-M-I-N-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tryptamine means “A heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tryptamine is tryptamines.
How many letters and syllables are in tryptamine?
| Letters | 10: T-R-Y-P-T-A-M-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tryptamine?
Tryptamine appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of tryptamine
- tryptamines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tryptamine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.
- 2
Any of a class of neurotransmitters and psychedelic drugs derived from this compound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tryptamine come from?
By surface analysis, tryptophan + amine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).