Definitions for serotonin

serotonin ser·o·to·nin

Spelling: [ser-uh-toh-nin, seer-]
IPA: /ˌsɛr əˈtoʊ nɪn, ˌsɪər-/

Serotonin is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 427 anagrams from letters in serotonin (einnoorst).

Definitions for serotonin

noun

  1. a neurotransmitter, derived from tryptophan, that is involved in sleep, depression, memory, and other neurological processes.

Origin of serotonin

First recorded in 1945-50; sero- + tone + -in2

Examples for serotonin

Those drugs are SSRIs—serotonin uptake inhibitors—and they spin their mood magic by elevating levels of serotonin in the brain.

Flooding your brain with dopamine and serotonin, it not only heightens feelings of euphoria, but empathy and love as well.

Once your serotonin levels are back up to normal, they can make enough melatonin so you can sleep better, says Dr. Rindfleisch.

Besides dopamine, serotonin might play a role, too, researchers say, as well as other brain chemicals and receptors.

Spaghetti squash also contains specific nutrients that help convert the tryptophan in other foods you eat into serotonin.

This evolutionary irrationality can definitely be heightened by serotonin.

Word Value for serotonin
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