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taxoid

taxoid noun: any of a class of taxol derivatives developed for their anticancer properties.

Noun

taxoid (plural taxoids)

  1. Any of a class of taxol derivatives developed for their anticancer properties.

Forms of taxoid

pluraltaxoids

Origin of taxoid

From taxol + -oid.

Questions about taxoid

What does taxoid mean?
Taxoid means any of a class of taxol derivatives developed for their anticancer properties.
What part of speech is taxoid?
Taxoid is a noun.
What is the plural of taxoid?
The plural of taxoid is taxoids.

Words near taxoid in the dictionary

  1. taxodiums
  2. taxodone
  3. taxodont
  4. taxogram
  5. taxograms
  6. taxoid
  7. taxoids
  8. taxol
  9. taxologer
  10. taxologers
  11. taxological

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