alkapton vs homogentisic acid

alkapton and homogentisic acid both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of alkapton include alcapton.

alkapton (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