Definitions for psoralen

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psoralen pso·ra·len

Spelling: [sawr-uh-luh n, sohr-]

IPA: /ˈsɔr ə lən, ˈsoʊr-/

Psoralen is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 544 anagrams from letters in psoralen (aelnoprs).

Definitions for psoralen

noun

1. a toxic substance, C 11 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.

Origin of psoralen

1930-35; New Latin Psoral(ea) name of a genus of plants yielding the compound (Greek psōraléa, neuter plural of psōraléos mangy, in reference to the glandular dots on the plant; see