Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taxane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: tax-ane
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of diterpenoid drugs that inhibit cancer cell growth and division.

Etymology

Scientific Latin Taxus (“yew”) + -ane

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ane

Inflected Forms

taxanes (plural)

Questions

What does taxane mean?: Any of a class of diterpenoid drugs that inhibit cancer cell growth and division.
Where does taxane come from?: Scientific Latin Taxus (“yew”) + -ane

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