dopa

English Thesaurus

1. amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid,
definition	:	organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	bendopa, brocadopa, l-dopa, larodopa, levodopa,
definition	:	the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease (noun.substance)