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phorbol

[ fawr-bawl, -bol ]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. the parent alcohol, C 2 0 H 2 8 O 6 , of certain carcinogenic compounds in croton oil.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of phorbol1

< German Phorbol (1927) < Greek phorb ( ḗ ) forage ( forb ) + German -ol -ol 1

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