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    L-DOPA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's diseaseplay

    Synonyms:

    Bendopa; Brocadopa; L-dopa; Larodopa; levodopa

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("L-dopa" is a kind of...):

    dihydroxyphenylalanine; dopa (amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain)

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