"kynurenic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek κῠ́ων, κῠνός (kúōn, kunós, “dog”) + οὖρον (oûron, “urine”); so called because discovered in dog urine. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κῠ́ων|κῠ́ων, κῠνός|dog}} Ancient Greek κῠ́ων, κῠνός (kúōn, kunós, “dog”), {{m|grc|οὖρον||urine}} οὖρον (oûron, “urine”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kynurenic acid (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) A metabolite of tryptophan that has antiexcitotoxic and anticonvulsant activity. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Carboxylic acids
    Sense id: en-kynurenic_acid-en-noun-yTUAWxt8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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