phorboxazole

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From translingual Phorbas + oxazole.

Noun[edit]

phorboxazole (plural phorboxazoles)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of complex organic compounds, containing oxazole rings, isolated from marine sponges of the genus Phorbas; some of these exhibit cytostatic activity.
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