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noun
2,5-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: alkapton, alcapton
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: acid
History
From homo- + gentisic acid.
