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Shortened from dihydroxyphenylalanine.
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Today it means: The amino acid dihydroxyphenylalanine that is generated in the liver from tyrosine and then converted into dopamine in the brain. Full definition →
Shortened from dihydroxyphenylalanine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.