New American Oxford Dictionary
neurotransmitter
neu ro trans mit ter |ˌn (y )o͝orōˈtranzmitər ˈnʊroʊtrænzmɪtər | ▶noun Physiology a chemical substance that is released at the end of a nerve fiber by the arrival of a nerve impulse and, by diffusing across the synapse or junction, causes the transfer of the impulse to another nerve fiber, a muscle fiber, or some other structure. DERIVATIVES neu ro trans mis sion |-ˌtranzˈmiSHən |noun
Oxford Dictionary
neurotransmitter
neuro |trans ¦mit |ter |ˌnjʊərəʊtranzˈmɪtə | ▶noun Physiology a chemical substance which is released at the end of a nerve fibre by the arrival of a nerve impulse and, by diffusing across the synapse or junction, effects the transfer of the impulse to another nerve fibre, a muscle fibre, or some other structure. DERIVATIVES neurotransmission noun
Duden Dictionary
Neurotransmitter
Neu ro trans mit ter Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |Neurotransm i tter |der Neurotransmitter; Genitiv: des Neurotransmitters, Plural: die Neurotransmitter meist im Plural chemische Substanz, die eine Erregung im Nervensystem weiterleitet; Transmitter 2