Furocoumarin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Furocoumarin is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any organic compound composed of a coumarin fused to a furan, but especially any derivative of the psoralen skeleton or its angular isomer angelicin.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound composed of a coumarin fused to a furan, but especially any derivative of the psoralen skeleton or its angular isomer angelicin.
Word Forms
- furocoumarins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include difurocoumarin, furanocoumarin, pyranocoumarin, fluorocoumarin, phenylcoumarin, oroselone.
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