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methyldopa

UK/ˌmiː.θʌɪlˈdəʊ.pə/US/ˌmɛθ.əlˈdoʊ.pə/

methyldopa noun: the compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C₁₀H₁₃NO₄, which is used as an antihypertensive agent.

Noun

methyldopa (uncountable)

  1. The compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C₁₀H₁₃NO₄, which is used as an antihypertensive agent.

Origin of methyldopa

From methyl + dopa.

Questions about methyldopa

What does methyldopa mean?
Methyldopa means the compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C₁₀H₁₃NO₄, which is used as an antihypertensive agent.
What part of speech is methyldopa?
Methyldopa is a noun.
How do you pronounce methyldopa?
Methyldopa is pronounced /ˌmiː.θʌɪlˈdəʊ.pə/ (UK).

Words near methyldopa in the dictionary

  1. methylcytosines
  2. methyldesorphine
  3. methyldichloroarsine
  4. methyldigoxin
  5. methyldihydromorphine
  6. methyldopa
  7. methylecgonidine
  8. methylenate
  9. methylenation
  10. methylenations
  11. methylene

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