taxol

(tak′sôl)

noun

a substance, CHNO, obtained from a small yew tree (Taxus brevifolia) of W North America, used in treating certain kinds of cancer

Origin: < taxonomic name of the tree

See taxol in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A trademark used for the drug paclitaxel.

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