taxol

noun1

1. •
   A taxane, C₄₇H₅₁NO₁₄, used to treat cancer; Taxol.

   • The powerful anti-cancer drug taxol is extracted from the leaves of the yew tree. — 2001

noun1

1. •
   Taxol, paclitaxel: a drug (a mitotic inhibitor) used to kill dividing tumour cells.