dihydroxyphenylalanine

noun

di·hy·droxy·phe·nyl·al·a·nine ˌdī-hī-ˌdräk-sē-ˌfen-ᵊl-ˈal-ə-ˌnēn

-ˌfēn-

or 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine

ˌthrē-ˌfȯr-

: dopa

or L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine

ˈel-

or L-dihydroxyphenylalanine : l-dopa

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