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hydroxydopamine

hydroxydopamine noun: any hydroxy derivative of dopamine, but especially 6-hydroxydopamine that is used experimentally to induce Parkinson's disease in animals.

Noun

hydroxydopamine (plural hydroxydopamines)

  1. Any hydroxy derivative of dopamine, but especially 6-hydroxydopamine that is used experimentally to induce Parkinson's disease in animals

Forms of hydroxydopamine

pluralhydroxydopamines

Origin of hydroxydopamine

From hydroxy + dopamine.

Questions about hydroxydopamine

What does hydroxydopamine mean?
Hydroxydopamine means any hydroxy derivative of dopamine, but especially 6-hydroxydopamine that is used experimentally to induce Parkinson's disease in animals.
What part of speech is hydroxydopamine?
Hydroxydopamine is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxydopamine?
The plural of hydroxydopamine is hydroxydopamines.

Words near hydroxydopamine in the dictionary

  1. hydroxyderivative
  2. hydroxyderivatives
  3. hydroxydienone
  4. hydroxydienones
  5. hydroxydione
  6. hydroxydopamine
  7. hydroxydopamines
  8. hydroxyecdysone
  9. hydroxyecdysones
  10. hydroxyectoine
  11. hydroxyectoines

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