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neurochemical vs neurotransmitter

neurotransmitter vs neurochemical

neurochemical and neurotransmitter both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neurochemical Yes No No No
neurotransmitter Yes No No No
As nouns, neurotransmitter is a hyponym of neurochemical; that is, neurotransmitter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than neurochemical:
  • neurochemical: any organic substance that occurs in neural activity
  • neurotransmitter: a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse
Other hyponyms of neurochemical include endorphin.
neurochemical (noun) neurotransmitter (noun)
any organic substance that occurs in neural activity a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse
Difference between neurochemical and neurotransmitter

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