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fluorodopa

fluorodopa noun: a fluorinated form of L-DOPA primarily synthesized as its fluorine-18 isotopologue for use as a radiotracer in positron emission tomography.

Noun

fluorodopa (uncountable)

  1. A fluorinated form of L-DOPA primarily synthesized as its fluorine-18 isotopologue for use as a radiotracer in positron emission tomography.

Origin of fluorodopa

From fluoro- + dopa.

Questions about fluorodopa

What does fluorodopa mean?
Fluorodopa means a fluorinated form of L-DOPA primarily synthesized as its fluorine-18 isotopologue for use as a radiotracer in positron emission tomography.
What part of speech is fluorodopa?
Fluorodopa is a noun.

Words near fluorodopa in the dictionary

  1. fluorodifen
  2. fluorodisaccharide
  3. fluorodisaccharides
  4. fluorodish
  5. fluorodishes
  6. fluorodopa
  7. fluoroelastomer
  8. fluoroelastomers
  9. fluoroemerald
  10. fluoroenzyme
  11. fluoroenzymes

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