phen-ethyl-amine fen-'eth-al-a-,mēn n. [phenyl fr. F. ph ène, fr. Gk. phainein, to show (from its occurrence in illuminating gas) ethyl (ether yl) amine fr. NL ammonia] 1: A naturally occurring compound found in both the animal and plant kingdoms. It is an endogenous component of the human brain. 2: Any of a serious of compounds containing the phenethylamine skeleton, and modified by chemical constituents at appropriate positions in the molecule.

I was born on June 17, 1925, in the progressive city of Berkeley, California.