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ʟ-dopa

UK/ɛlˈdəʊ.pə/US/ɛlˈdoʊ.pə/

ʟ-dopa noun: the levorotatory form of dopa, used to treat Parkinson's disease.

ʟ-dopa: the levorotatory form of dopa, used to treat Parkinson's disease
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Noun

ʟ-dopa (uncountable)

  1. The levorotatory form of dopa, used to treat Parkinson's disease.

Forms of ʟ-dopa

alternative formL-DOPA
alternative formlevodopa
alternative formlevodopamine

Origin of ʟ-dopa

From ʟ- (“ʟ-configuration”) + dopa.

Questions about ʟ-dopa

What does ʟ-dopa mean?
ʟ-dopa means the levorotatory form of dopa, used to treat Parkinson's disease.
What part of speech is ʟ-dopa?
ʟ-dopa is a noun.
How do you pronounce ʟ-dopa?
ʟ-dopa is pronounced /ɛlˈdəʊ.pə/ (UK).

Words near ʟ-dopa in the dictionary

  1. ʔayʔaǰuθəm
  2. ʔEniyud
  3. ʔEsdilagh
  4. ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ
  5. ʜ
  6. ʟ-dopa
  7. ʳᵈ
  8. ʹ
  9. ʻakepa
  10. ʻakialoa
  11. ʻakialoas

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