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Taxoid

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taxolnoun(pharmacology) Taxol, paclitaxel: a drug (a mitotic inhibitor) used to kill dividing tumour cells.
taxanenounAny of a class of diterpenoid drugs that inhibit cancer cell growth and division.
taxodonenoun(organic chemistry) A diterpenoid found in Taxodium distichum (bald cypress), among others, that exhibits anticancer, antibacterial, antioxidant, antifungal, insecticide, and antifeedant properties.
paclitaxelnoun(pharmacology) A taxane antineoplastic drug C₄₇H₅₁NO₁₄ originally isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, but now typically derived as a semisynthetic product of the English yew; it interferes with microtubule function and inhibits cell division, and is used in the treatment of some cancers, especially those of the breast and ovary.
docetaxelnoun(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.
taxinenounAny of several poisonous alkaloids that may be extracted from the leaves and seeds of the yew tree (Taxus baccata)
taxoterenoun(medicine) Synonym of docetaxel.
paciltaxelnounMisspelling of paclitaxel. [(pharmacology) A taxane antineoplastic drug C₄₇H₅₁NO₁₄ originally isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, but now typically derived as a semisynthetic product of the English yew; it interferes with microtubule function and inhibits cell division, and is used in the treatment of some cancers, especially those of the breast and ovary.]
topotecannounA particular drug used in chemotherapy.
tedanolidenoun(organic chemistry) A marine macrolide that has some antitumour activity
indolocarbazolenounAny of a class of compounds with potential as anticancer drugs.
cabazitaxelnounA semisynthetic derivative of a natural taxoid, used to treat prostate cancer.
teniposidenounA podophyllotoxin derivative used in chemotherapy.
entolimodnounA drug being developed as a radiation countermeasure and a cancer treatment.
epothilonenounAny of various cytotoxic drugs.
thiocoralinenoun(organic chemistry) A microbial depsipeptide, produced by Micromonospora, that has some anticancer activity
phytodrugnounAny drug of plant origin.
tumacosidenounA particular steroid glycoside.
troxacitabinenoun(pharmacology) A particular drug used to treat cancer.
agatolimodnounA particular anticancer drug.

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