"forskolin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: forskolins [plural]
Etymology: From an obsolete name, Plectranthus forskolaei, for the plant Coleus barbatus. That name is from the name of the Swedish explorer Peter Forsskål. Head templates: {{en-noun}} forskolin (plural forskolins)
  1. (biochemistry) A labdane diterpene produced by the plant Plectranthus barbatus or Coleus barbatus var. barbatus (syn. Coleus forskohlii), commonly used in the study and research of cell physiology.

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