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ALCAPTON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alcapton mean?
• ALCAPTON (noun)
The noun ALCAPTON has 1 sense:
1. an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
Familiarity information: ALCAPTON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
alcapton; alkapton; homogentisic acid
Hypernyms ("alcapton" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
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