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dihydroxyphenylalanine

UK/daɪhaɪˌdɹɒksiːfiːnaɪlˈæləniːn/

dihydroxyphenylalanine noun: either of two enantiomers of a derivative of the amino acid tyrosine.

Noun

dihydroxyphenylalanine (plural dihydroxyphenylalanines, abbreviation dopa or DOPA)

  1. Either of two enantiomers of a derivative of the amino acid tyrosine.

Forms of dihydroxyphenylalanine

pluraldihydroxyphenylalanines
abbreviationdopa
abbreviationDOPA

Origin of dihydroxyphenylalanine

From di- + hydroxyphenyl + alanine.

Words formed from dihydroxyphenylalanine

Questions about dihydroxyphenylalanine

What does dihydroxyphenylalanine mean?
Dihydroxyphenylalanine means either of two enantiomers of a derivative of the amino acid tyrosine.
What part of speech is dihydroxyphenylalanine?
Dihydroxyphenylalanine is a noun.
How do you pronounce dihydroxyphenylalanine?
Dihydroxyphenylalanine is pronounced /daɪhaɪˌdɹɒksiːfiːnaɪlˈæləniːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of dihydroxyphenylalanine?
The plural of dihydroxyphenylalanine is dihydroxyphenylalanines.

Words near dihydroxyphenylalanine in the dictionary

  1. dihydroxynaphthoquinone
  2. dihydroxynaphthoquinones
  3. dihydroxyoctadecanoate
  4. dihydroxyoctadecanoic acid
  5. dihydroxyphenyl
  6. dihydroxyphenylalanine
  7. dihydroxyphenylalanines
  8. dihydroxyphenylisatin
  9. dihydroxyphenyls
  10. dihydroxypteridine
  11. dihydroxysuccinic acid

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