Word: levodopa
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: le
vo
do
pa
Definition: Alternative form of ʟ; devoiced alveolar lateral approximant ( in the IPA)
Morphemes:
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.