Pronunciation: ˌ pa-kli- ' tak-s ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Pac ific yew + -litax- (perh. from Taxus brevifolia ) + -el (alter. of 1 -ol or 3 -ol )
Date: 1992
: an antineoplastic drug C 47 H 51 NO 14 orig. derived from the bark of the Pacific yew but now typically derived as a semisynthetic product of the English yew and used to treat ovarian cancer