1. an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine; [syn: alkapton, alcapton, homogentisic acid]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
homogentisic acid
n 1: an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism
of tyrosine and phenylalanine [syn: alkapton, alcapton,
homogentisic acid]