ALCAPTON

alkapton, alcapton, homogentisic acid

(noun) an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

27 September 2024

IDENTIFY

(verb) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; “She identified the man on the ‘wanted’ poster”


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Coffee Trivia

You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.

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