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

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