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taxane

taxane noun: any of a class of diterpenoid drugs that inhibit cancer cell growth and division.

Noun

taxane (plural taxanes)

  1. Any of a class of diterpenoid drugs that inhibit cancer cell growth and division.

Forms of taxane

pluraltaxanes

Origin of taxane

Scientific Latin Taxus (“yew”) + -ane

Questions about taxane

What does taxane mean?
Taxane means any of a class of diterpenoid drugs that inhibit cancer cell growth and division.
What part of speech is taxane?
Taxane is a noun.
What is the plural of taxane?
The plural of taxane is taxanes.

Words near taxane in the dictionary

  1. taxaholic
  2. taxaholics
  3. taxameter
  4. taxameters
  5. Taxandrian
  6. taxane
  7. taxanes
  8. taxanomic
  9. taxaphobic
  10. taxasphere
  11. taxaspidean

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