serotonin
nounHow to pronounce serotonin:
Definition of serotonin:
- serotonin (noun):
- a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory.
- a phenolic amine neurotransmitter c10h12n2o that is a powerful vasoconstrictor and is found especially in the brain, blood serum, and gastric mucous membrane of mammals
Synonyms for serotonin:
5-hydroxytryptamine
monoamine neurotransmitter
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- serenidy
- sepulveda
- separating
- semicircle
- self-sufficient
- segregated
- secretory
- secondary
- scheherazade
- sayonara
- saskatchewan
- sarcastical
- saraswati
- saprophytic
- sampaguita
- salvadoran
- salpingocele
- saddeningly
- sacrificial
- saccharify
- ruvalcaba
- rutabaga
- rumpelstiltskin
- ruminated
- routinary
- rotisseries
- rosinante
- rosario
- rosaria
- romanticised
- romanian
- rollercoaster
- robitussin
- rigidity
- rhotacism
- rhinoplasty
- rheumatism
- rhetorical
- revivified
- revivalist
- reversible
- revelation
- retrogastric
- retardation
- resurfaces
- resubmission
- restorative
- responsibly
- resplendency
- residual
- … more
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