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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pso•ra•len (sôr′ə lən, sōr′-),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]- Drugs, Biochemistrya toxic substance, C11H6O3, found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
Also called furocoumarin. - Greek psōraléa, neuter plural of psōraléos mangy, in reference to the glandular dots on the plant; see psoriasis) + -en, variant of -ene
- Neo-Latin Psoral(ea) name of a genus of plants yielding the compound (
- 1930–35
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