homovanillic acid

homovanillic acid [hoh-moh-vuh-nil-ik, hom-oh-, hoh-moh-, hom-oh-] Word Origin noun Biochemistry.

1. the end product of dopamine metabolism, C9H10O4, found in human urine.

Origin of homovanillic acid homo- + vanillic homovanillic acid in Medicine homovanillic acid [hō′mō-və-nĭl′ĭk, hŏm′ō-] n.

1. A dopamine metabolite occurring in human urine.