Adrenochrome

/ˌædrənoʊˈkroʊm/ noun

Definition

A chemical compound formed when adrenaline oxidizes, sometimes discussed in scientific and psychiatric contexts.

Etymology

From 'adreno-' (adrenal) + 'chrome' (from Greek 'chroma,' meaning color), because the compound appears colored when it forms.

Kelly Says

Adrenochrome became famous in counterculture literature, particularly in 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,' though its actual effects are far less dramatic than the fictional depiction—it's mostly just oxidized adrenaline.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አድሬኖክሮም
a-dre-no-kro-m
ARالعربية
أدرينالين
ad-re-na-lin
BNবাংলা
এ্যাড্রেনোক্রোম
e-ad-re-no-kro-m
CACatalà
adrenoquermina
ad-re-no-ker-mi-na
CSČeština
adrenochrom
ad-re-no-krom
DADansk
adrenochrom
ad-re-no-krom
DEDeutsch
Adrenochrom
ad-re-no-kром
ELΕλληνικά
αδρενοχρωμίνη
a-dre-no-kro-mi-ni
ESEspañol
adrenoquermina
ad-re-no-ker-mi-na
FAفارسی
آدرنوکروم
a-dre-no-kro-m
FISuomi
adrenokromi
ad-re-no-kro-mi
FRFrançais
adrénochrome
ad-re-no-krohm
GUGU
એડ્રેનોક્રોમ
e-dre-no-kro-m
HAHA
adrenochrome
ad-re-no-krohm
HEעברית
אדרנוכרום
a-dre-no-khro-m
HIहिन्दी
एड्रेनोक्रोम
ad-re-no-kro-m
HUMagyar
adrenochrom
ad-re-no-krom
IDBahasa Indonesia
adrenochrome
ad-re-no-krohm
IGIG
adrenochrome
ad-re-no-krohm
ITItaliano
adrenossina
ad-re-no-ssi-na
JA日本語
アドレノクロム
adoren-okuro-mu
KKKK
адренохром
ad-re-no-kром
KMKM
អាត្រីនូក្រូម
a-tre-no-kro-m
KO한국어
아드레노크롬
adeure-no-ke-rom
MRMR
एड्रेनोक्रोम
e-dre-no-kro-m
MSBahasa Melayu
adrenochrome
ad-re-no-krohm
MYမြန်မာ
အဒရီနိုခရိုမ်
a-dre-no-kro-m
NLNederlands
adrenochrome
ad-re-no-krohm
NONorsk
adrenochrom
ad-re-no-krom
PAPA
ਐਡਰਨੋਕ੍ਰੋਮ
e-dre-no-kro-m
PLPolski
adrenochrom
ad-re-no-krom
PTPortuguês
adrenoquermina
ad-re-no-ker-mi-na
RORomână
adrenochromă
ad-re-no-kro-mă
RUРусский
адренохром
ad-re-no-kром
SVSvenska
adrenochrom
ad-re-no-krom
SWKiswahili
adrenochrome
ad-re-no-krohm
TAதமிழ்
ஆட்ரெனோக்ரோம்
a-dre-no-kro-m
TEతెలుగు
ఆడ్రినోక్రోమ్
a-dre-no-kro-m
THไทย
อะดレนอครอม
a-dre-no-kro-m
TLTL
adrenochrome
ad-re-no-krohm
TRTürkçe
adrenochrome
ad-re-no-krohm
UKУкраїнська
адренохром
ad-re-no-kром
URاردو
ادرنوکرون
ad-re-no-kro-n
VITiếng Việt
adrenochrome
ad-re-no-krohm
YOYO
adrenochrome
ad-re-no-krohm
ZH中文
肾上腺素
shèn shàng xiàn sù
ZUZU
adrenochrome
ad-re-no-krohm

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