dopa

== English == === Alternative forms === DOPA === Etymology === Shortened from dihydroxyphenylalanine. === Noun === dopa (uncountable) (biochemistry) The amino acid dihydroxyphenylalanine that is generated in the liver from tyrosine and then converted into dopamine in the brain. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === APOD, DAPO, DPOA, PAOD, apod == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈdu.pə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈdo.pə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈdo.pa] === Verb === dopa inflection of dopar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == French == === Verb === dopa third-person singular past historic of doper == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɔ.pa/ Rhymes: -ɔpa Hyphenation: dò‧pa === Verb === dopa inflection of dopare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Portuguese == === Verb === dopa inflection of dopar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French doper. === Verb === a dopa (third-person singular present dopează, past participle dopat) 1st conjugation (sports) to dope ==== Conjugation ==== == Spanish == === Verb === dopa inflection of dopar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English dope. === Verb === dopa (present dopar, preterite dopade, supine dopat, imperative dopa) (sports) dope (use drugs to illicitly enhance performance) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== doping dopning === Further reading === “dopa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “dopa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)