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methoxsalen

methoxsalen noun: a furanocoumarin drug used to treat psoriasis, eczema, vitiligo, and some cutaneous lymphomas in conjunction with exposing the skin to sunlight.

Noun

methoxsalen (uncountable)

  1. A furanocoumarin drug used to treat psoriasis, eczema, vitiligo, and some cutaneous lymphomas in conjunction with exposing the skin to sunlight.
    Synonyms:
    xanthotoxin

Synonyms of methoxsalen

Questions about methoxsalen

What does methoxsalen mean?
Methoxsalen means a furanocoumarin drug used to treat psoriasis, eczema, vitiligo, and some cutaneous lymphomas in conjunction with exposing the skin to sunlight.
What part of speech is methoxsalen?
Methoxsalen is a noun.

Words near methoxsalen in the dictionary

  1. methoximate
  2. methoximated
  3. methoximation
  4. methoximations
  5. methoxphenidine
  6. methoxsalen
  7. methoxy
  8. methoxy-
  9. methoxyamination
  10. methoxyamine
  11. methoxyamphetamine

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