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Where does “dihydroxyphenylalanine” come from?

dihydroxyphenylalanine (English) comes from English hydroxyphenyl, from English hydroxy, from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

dihydroxyphenylalanine (English): Either of two enantiomers of a derivative of the...

Definitions

  1. Either of two enantiomers of a derivative of the...

Ancestry of “dihydroxyphenylalanine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydroxyphenylAny of three isomeric hydroxy derivatives of the...
2EnglishhydroxyBeing, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping...
3EnglishOxy—
4EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
5Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
6Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
7Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “dihydroxyphenylalanine”

  • dopamine
  • dopaminergic
  • dopa
  • hydroxydopamine
  • octopamine
  • antidopaminergic
  • fluorodopa
  • nondopaminergic
  • hyperdopaminergic
  • hypodopaminergic
  • octopaminergic
  • dopaminoceptive
  • polydopamine
  • laevodihydroxyphenylalanine
  • -opamine
  • ドーパミン
  • dopamin
  • 도파민
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