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Word: Taxol
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1970s: from Latin taxus ‘yew’ + -ol
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtaksɒl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a compound, originally obtained from the bark of the Pacific yew tree, which has been found to inhibit the growth of certain cancers.
Short Definition:compound, originally obtained from bark of Pacific yew tree
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