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-dopa

UK/ˈdəʊ.pə/US/ˈdoʊ.pə/

-dopa suffix: used to form names of dopamine receptor agonists or dopamine derivatives used as antiparkinsonisms or prolactin inhibitors.

Suffix

-dopa

  1. Used to form names of dopamine receptor agonists or dopamine derivatives used as antiparkinsonisms or prolactin inhibitors.

Origin of -dopa

From dopamine.

Questions about -dopa

What does -dopa mean?
-dopa means used to form names of dopamine receptor agonists or dopamine derivatives used as antiparkinsonisms or prolactin inhibitors.
What part of speech is -dopa?
-dopa is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -dopa?
-dopa is pronounced /ˈdəʊ.pə/ (UK).

Words near -dopa in the dictionary

  1. -dipsia
  2. -dives
  3. -doku
  4. -dom
  5. -doms
  6. -dopa
  7. -dralazine
  8. -drine
  9. -drome
  10. -dromic
  11. -dromous

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