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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
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