"alkapton" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From German Alkapton, coined by Boedeker (1861) as "an admittedly somewhat barbaric combination" of Alkali (“alkali”) + Ancient Greek κάπτον (kápton), neuter present participle of Ancient Greek κάπτω (káptō, “to gulp down”), after the tendency of alkapton to strongly react with oxygen in alkaline solution. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Alkapton}} German Alkapton, {{lang|grc|κάπτειν}} κάπτειν, {{der|en|grc|κάπτον}} Ancient Greek κάπτον (kápton), {{der|en|grc|κάπτω||to gulp down}} Ancient Greek κάπτω (káptō, “to gulp down”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} alkapton (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) homogentisic acid Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Carboxylic acids Synonyms: alcapton Derived forms: alkaptonuria

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