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oxidopamine

oxidopamine noun: a neurotoxin used by scientists for selective killing of dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons.

Noun

oxidopamine (uncountable)

  1. A neurotoxin used by scientists for selective killing of dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons.

Origin of oxidopamine

From hydroxydopamine. By surface analysis, oxide + -opamine.

Questions about oxidopamine

What does oxidopamine mean?
Oxidopamine means a neurotoxin used by scientists for selective killing of dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons.
What part of speech is oxidopamine?
Oxidopamine is a noun.

Words near oxidopamine in the dictionary

  1. oxido-reductive
  2. oxidocyclase
  3. oxidocyclases
  4. oxidonitrergic
  5. oxidonitrosative
  6. oxidopamine
  7. oxidoreductase
  8. oxidoreductases
  9. oxidoreductin
  10. oxidoreductins
  11. oxidoreduction

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