English Explanatory Dictionary

alkapton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. homogentisic acid

Word forms

alkapton alcapton

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.

Derived words

alkaptonuria
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