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    DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brainplay

    Synonyms:

    dihydroxyphenylalanine; dopa

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("dihydroxyphenylalanine" is a kind of...):

    amino acid; aminoalkanoic acid (organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dihydroxyphenylalanine"):

    Bendopa; Brocadopa; L-dopa; Larodopa; levodopa (the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease)

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