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homovanillic acid

homovanillic acid noun: a major catecholamine metabolite, used as a reagent to detect oxidative enzymes, and associated with dopamine levels in the brain.

Noun

homovanillic acid (uncountable)

  1. A major catecholamine metabolite, used as a reagent to detect oxidative enzymes, and associated with dopamine levels in the brain

Origin of homovanillic acid

From homo- + vanillic acid.

Questions about homovanillic acid

What does homovanillic acid mean?
Homovanillic acid means a major catecholamine metabolite, used as a reagent to detect oxidative enzymes, and associated with dopamine levels in the brain.
What part of speech is homovanillic acid?
Homovanillic acid is a noun.

Words near homovanillic acid in the dictionary

  1. homovalent
  2. homovalvate
  3. homovanillate
  4. homovanillates
  5. homovanillic
  6. homovanillic acid
  7. homovanillyl
  8. homoveratric
  9. homoveratric acid
  10. homovitexin
  11. homowhore

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