PACLITAXEL


Meaning of PACLITAXEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpa-kli-ˈtak-s ə l ]

noun

Etymology: Pac ific yew + -litax- (perhaps from Taxus brevifolia ) + -el (alteration of -ol (I) or -ol (III))

Date: 1992

: an antineoplastic drug C 47 H 51 NO 14 originally 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

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