homogentisic acid
2,5-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid2,5-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)2,5-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid.
More definitions
- an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
Origin
From homo- + gentisic acid.From homo- + gentisic acid.
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedhomogentisate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable