dopa

See also: dopá and döpa

English

Alternative forms

• DOPA

Etymology

Shortened from dihydroxyphenylalanine.

Noun

dopa (uncountable)

1. The amino acid dihydroxyphenylalanine that is generated in the liver from tyrosine and then converted into dopamine in the brain.

Derived terms

• dopamine

Anagrams

• APOD, DAPO, DPOA, PAOD, apod

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French

Verb

dopa

1. third-person singular past historic of doper

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Italian

Verb

dopa

1. third-person singular present indicative of dopare
2. second-person singular imperative of dopare

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Spanish

Verb

dopa

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of dopar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of dopar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of dopar.