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ALKAPTON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alkapton mean?
• ALKAPTON (noun)
The noun ALKAPTON has 1 sense:
1. an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
Familiarity information: ALKAPTON 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 ("alkapton" 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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