English Explanatory Dictionary

forskolin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

forskolin forskolins

Etymology

From an obsolete name, Plectranthus forskolaei, for the plant Coleus barbatus. That name is from the name of the Swedish explorer Peter Forsskål.

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