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phorbol

American  
[fawr-bawl, -bol] / ˈfɔr bɔl, -bɒl /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. the parent alcohol, C 2 0 H 2 8 O 6 , of certain carcinogenic compounds in croton oil.

Etymology

Origin of phorbol

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

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