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ALCAPTON

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

• ALCAPTON (noun)

Sense 1

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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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