taxol
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Tax·ol
(tăk′sôl′) A trademark for the drug paclitaxel.
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taxol
(ˈtæksɒl)n
a compound from the bark of the Pacific yew tree used in cancer chemotherapy
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Tax•ol
(ˈtæk sɔl, -soʊl) Trademark. a chemical, C47H51NO14, derived from a yew tree of the Pacific Coast: used as a drug in the treatment of cancer.
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