An aminoethyl derivative of benzene, specifically(in full "2-phenylethylamine") a liquid, C₆H₅CH₂CHNH₂, which occurs naturally in the brain as a neuromodulator.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society.
Definition of phenylethylamine in US English:
phenylethylamine
noun
Chemistry
An aminoethyl derivative of benzene, specifically(in full "2-phenylethylamine") a liquid, C₆H₅CH₂CHNH₂, which occurs naturally in the brain as a neuromodulator.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society.