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Monamine

Monamine \Mon*am"ine\, n. [Mon- + amine.] (Chem.) A basic compound containing one amido group; a monoamine; as, methyl amine is a monamine.

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These neurons release a monamine chemical, 5-hydroxytryptamine, also called 5-HT or serotonin, which acts as an inhibitory neurotrans-mitter.