Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
catecholamine \catecholamine\ n. [catechol + amine.]
any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and
norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the
adrenal gland. They function as nerotransmitters in the
sympathetic nervous system. Also, any structurally related
chemical substance, whether natural or synthetic.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
catecholamine
n 1: any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and
norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the
adrenal gland