ˌpakliˈtaksəl noun
( -s )
Etymology: Pac ific yew + -litax- (perhaps by shortening + alteration from New Latin Taxus brevifolia , species name of the Pacific yew) + -el (alteration of -ol (I) or -ol (III))
: an antineoplastic agent C 47 H 51 NO 14 derived especially from the bark of the Pacific yew and administered intravenously in the treatment of ovarian cancer which has not responded to conventional chemotherapy