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laevodihydroxyphenylalanine

laevodihydroxyphenylalanine noun: l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, a biosynthetic compound used as a drug in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and dystonia.

Noun

laevodihydroxyphenylalanine (uncountable)

  1. L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, a biosynthetic compound used as a drug in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and dystonia.

Origin of laevodihydroxyphenylalanine

From laevo- + dihydroxyphenylalanine.

Questions about laevodihydroxyphenylalanine

What does laevodihydroxyphenylalanine mean?
Laevodihydroxyphenylalanine means l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, a biosynthetic compound used as a drug in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and dystonia.
What part of speech is laevodihydroxyphenylalanine?
Laevodihydroxyphenylalanine is a noun.

Words near laevodihydroxyphenylalanine in the dictionary

  1. laevocardiogram
  2. laevocardiograms
  3. laevocardiography
  4. laevocycloversion
  5. laevodepression
  6. laevodihydroxyphenylalanine
  7. laevoelevation
  8. laevogyrate
  9. laevogyre
  10. laevogyrous
  11. laevorotary

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