Word: etilevodopa
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
ti
le
vo
do
pa
Definition: A dopaminergic agent used as a treatment for Parkinson's disease; the ethyl ester of levodopa.
Morphemes:
Affix: ethyl
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Ether
Language: de
Decoded: Ether
PoS: Noun
Meaning: ether
Affix: -yl
Language: en
Decoded: -yl
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus propyl from propane, benzyl from benzene, and so forth.
Affix: levo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Denoting a levorotatory form of an enantiomer; either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical
Etymology Compounds: Affix: laevus
Language: la
Decoded: laevus
Meaning: left
Affix: dopa
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The amino acid dihydroxyphenylalanine that is generated in the liver from tyrosine and then converted into dopamine in the brain.