Definition of alkapton in English:

alkapton

(also alcapton)

noun alˈkaptɒn

Medicine historical

An acidic substance, later identified with homogentisic acid, which is excreted by people with alkaptonuria and causes their urine, left standing, to turn dark through oxidation.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edmund Parkes (1819–1876), physician and hygienist. From German Alkapton, †Alcapton from al- (in Alkali) + ancient Greek κάπτον, neuter present participle of κάπτειν to swallow greedily; see quot. 1860 for the semantic motivation of the name.

Definition of alkapton in US English:

alkapton

(also alcapton)

nounalˈkaptɒn

Medicine historical

An acidic substance, later identified with homogentisic acid, which is excreted by people with alkaptonuria and causes their urine, left standing, to turn dark through oxidation.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edmund Parkes (1819–1876), physician and hygienist. From German Alkapton, † Alcapton from al- (in Alkali) + ancient Greek κάπτον, neuter present participle of κάπτειν to swallow greedily; see quot. 1860 for the semantic motivation of the name.

单词	alkapton
释义	Definition of alkapton in English: alkapton (also alcapton) noun alˈkaptɒn Medicine historical An acidic substance, later identified with homogentisic acid, which is excreted by people with alkaptonuria and causes their urine, left standing, to turn dark through oxidation. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edmund Parkes (1819–1876), physician and hygienist. From German Alkapton, †Alcapton from al- (in Alkali) + ancient Greek κάπτον, neuter present participle of κάπτειν to swallow greedily; see quot. 1860 for the semantic motivation of the name. Definition of alkapton in US English: alkapton (also alcapton) nounalˈkaptɒn Medicine historical An acidic substance, later identified with homogentisic acid, which is excreted by people with alkaptonuria and causes their urine, left standing, to turn dark through oxidation. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edmund Parkes (1819–1876), physician and hygienist. From German Alkapton, † Alcapton from al- (in Alkali) + ancient Greek κάπτον, neuter present participle of κάπτειν to swallow greedily; see quot. 1860 for the semantic motivation of the name.
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