alcapton vs homogentisic acid

alcapton and homogentisic acid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alcapton	Yes	No	No	No
homogentisic acid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alcapton and homogentisic acid are synonyms defined as:

alcapton and homogentisic acid: an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine

Other synonyms of alcapton include alkapton.

alcapton (noun)	homogentisic acid (noun)
an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine	an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine