See Also: phorbol(medicine)
phorbol(dictionary)
phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate(medicine)
phorbol ester(medicine)
phorbol esters(medicine)

phorbol (iou)



phorbol noun. M20.
[from Greek phorbe fodder, forage, from pherbein feed: see -OL.]
Chemistry. A tetracyclic compound, C20H28O6, some of whose esters are present in croton oil.