Definition of Taxol

1. Proper noun. (pharmaceutical drug trademark) A drug used to kill dividing tumour cells. ¹

2. Noun. (context: chemistry pharmacology) A taxane, C47H51NO14, used to treat cancer; also a proprietary name for paclitaxel (see Taxol). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Taxol

1. a medicinal substance from a yew tree [n -S]

Medical Definition of Taxol

1. A drug isolated from the yew tree (Taxus brevifolis) that stabilises microtubules: analogous in this respect to phalloidin that stabilises microfilaments. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Taxol

taxites
taxitic
taxiway
taxiways
taxless
taxlike
taxman
taxmen
taxo-
taxodione
taxodium
taxodiums
taxodone
taxogram
taxograms
taxol (current term)
taxology
taxols
taxon
taxonomer
taxonomic
taxonomic category
taxonomic group
taxonomic inflation
taxonomic system
taxonomical
taxonomically
taxonomies
taxonomise
taxonomist

Literary usage of Taxol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Conservation and Development of Nontimber Forest Products in the Pacific edited by Bettina Von Hagen, James F. Weigand, Rebecca McLain, Roger Fight (1998)
"taxol: a study in technology commercialization. Journal of Forestry. 91(10): 15-18. Depicts the process of policy formulation by a private corporation to ..."

2. Agricultural Biotechnology: Novel Products & New Partnerships by Jane B. Segelken (1998)
"It wasn't until 1971, prompted by this limited supply, that Dr. Monroe Wall isolated and determined the structure of taxol®. In 1979, Susan Horovitz ..."

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