docetaxel
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Docetaxel2DACS.svg/300px-Docetaxel2DACS.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]From [Term?] + -taxel (“taxane derivative”).
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdoʊ.səˈtæk.sl̩/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]docetaxel (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A semisynthetic antineoplastic drug C43H53NO14·3H2O (trademark Taxotere) that is administered intravenously to treat various cancers (as of the lung, breast, or prostate) and is derived from the needles of a yew tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe.
References
[edit]- “docetaxel”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.