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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTaxan
Pronunciation / Transliteration: takˈzaːn
"Taxane gehören zu den wichtigsten Medikamenten in der Chemotherapie."
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2 senses- 1
Any organic compound sharing the complex carbon ring skeleton characteristic of taxane derivatives.
"Researchers are synthesizing novel taxane analogues to improve efficacy and reduce neural side effects." - 2
A member of a class of diterpenes originally derived from plants of the genus Taxus, widely used as antineoplastic agents in cancer chemotherapy.
"The oncologist prescribed a regimen containing a taxane to treat the advanced stages of the tumor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the late 20th century, derived from 'Taxus' (the genus name of the yew tree, from Latin taxus meaning yew) combined with the chemical suffix '-ane' denoting a saturated organic compound. It was established following the isolation of paclitaxel from the Pacific yew tree (Taxus brevifolia) for its use in chemotherapy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Taxane" is said worldwide
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taxane
Transliteration: tak.san
"Le taxane est couramment utilisé dans le traitement de certains cancers."
Taxan
Transliteration: takˈzaːn
"Taxane gehören zu den wichtigsten Medikamenten in der Chemotherapie."
tassano
Transliteration: tasˈsaːno
"Il tassano viene impiegato nel trattamento del cancro al seno."
taxano
Transliteration: takˈsano
"Los taxanos actúan inhibiendo la división celular en las tumoraciones."
taxano
Transliteration: taˈzɐnu
"O taxano é um fármaco quimioterápico derivado do teixo."
टैक्सेन
Transliteration: taeksain
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कैंसर के इलाज में टैक्सेन का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
紫杉烷
Transliteration: zǐ shān wán
Script: 中文汉字
"紫杉烷类药物常用于乳腺癌和卵巢癌的治疗。"
탁산
Transliteration: taksan
Script: 한국어 한글
"탁산 계열의 항암제는 세포 분열을 억제합니다."
タキサン
Transliteration: takisan
Script: 日本語
"タキサン系薬剤はがん化学療法で広く使用されています。"
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