DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE
\dˌa͡ɪmθɪltɹˈɪptɐmˌiːn], \dˌaɪmθɪltɹˈɪptɐmˌiːn], \d_ˌaɪ_m_θ_ɪ_l_t_ɹ_ˈɪ_p_t_ɐ_m_ˌiː_n]\
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An N-methylated indoleamine derivative, a serotonergic hallucinogen found in several plants, especially Prestonia amazonica (Apocynaceae) and in mammalian brain, blood, and urine. It apparently acts as an agonist at some types of serotonin receptors and an antagonist at others.
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