Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dihydroxyphenylalanine

1 sense of dihydroxyphenylalanine

Sense 1
dopa, dihydroxyphenylalanine -- (amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain)
       => amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid -- (organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids")