dopamine
noun
do·pa·mine
ˈdō-pə-ˌmēn 
: a monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa and that occurs especially as a neurotransmitter in the brain
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
With apps designed specifically to target the human reward system, going viral can increase the desire for quick dopamine hits.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 27 May 2025
Most people think dopamine is the brain’s pleasure chemical, but that’s an oversimplification.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
That first buttery crossover into successful jumper will be a dopamine rush for the whole viewing public, Lynx loyalists included.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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dopamine
noun
do·pa·mine
ˈdō-pə-ˌmēn
: a monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa and occurs especially as a neurotransmitter in the brain and as an intermediate in the biosynthesis of epinephrine see intropin
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