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phorbol(medicine)
phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate(medicine)
phorbol ester(medicine)
phorbol esters(medicine)
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phorbol ester (medicine) and psilopaedic (medicine)


phorbol ester (medicine)


phorbol ester
<chemical> Polycyclic compound isolated from croton oil in which two hydroxyl groups on neighbouring carbon atoms are esterified to fatty acids.

The commonest of these Derivatives is phorbol myristoyl acetate (PMA). Potent co carcinogens or tumour promotors, they are diacyl glycerol analogues and activate protein kinase C irreversibly.


psilopaedic (medicine)


psilopaedic
<ornithology> Having down upon the pterylae only; said of the young of certain birds.

Source: Websters Dictionary