α-methyltyrosine
noun
α-meth·yl·ty·ro·sine
| \ ˌal-fə-ˌmeth-əl-ˈtī-rə-ˌsēn
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Medical Definition of α-methyltyrosine
: a compound C10H13NO3 that inhibits the synthesis of catecholamines but not of serotonin