PSORALEN


Meaning of PSORALEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsȯr-ə-lən ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin Psoralea , genus of plants from which it is isolated + English - en , alteration of -ene

Date: 1933

: a substance C 11 H 6 O 3 found in some plants that photosensitizes mammalian skin and is used in conjunction with ultraviolet light to treat psoriasis ; also : any of various derivatives of psoralen having similar properties

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