Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
padding
paddle (1)
paddle (2)
paddle apron
paddle float
paddle steamer
paddle tennis
paddle wheel
paddle wheeler
paddleball
paddleboard
paddleboat
paddlefish
paddling pool
paddock (1)
paddock (2)
Paddy
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

paclitaxel

pac·li·tax·el [ pàkli táks'l ]


noun 
Definition:
 
cancer treatment from yew tree bark: a drug, originally from the bark of the Pacific yew tree, used in the treatment of some cancers for stabilizing microtubules in cells and preventing chromosome movement so that cells cannot divide

Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft