tyramine
/ˈtaɪ.ɹəˌmiːn/noun
tyramine is spelled T-Y-R-A-M-I-N-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tyramine means “A compound which occurs naturally in cheese and other foods and can cause dangerously high blood pressure in people taking a monoamine oxidase…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tyramine is tyramines.
How many letters and syllables are in tyramine?
| Letters | 8: T-Y-R-A-M-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 tyramine?
Tyramine appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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).
How do you pronounce tyramine?
- UK /ˈtʌɪ.ɹəm.iːn/
- US /ˈtaɪ.ɹəˌmiːn/
Tyramine has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tyramine
- tyramines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tyramine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A compound which occurs naturally in cheese and other foods and can cause dangerously high blood pressure in people taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tyramine come from?
Blend of tyrosine + amine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).