docetaxel

== English == === Etymology === From [Term?] +‎ -taxel (“taxane derivative”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdoʊ.səˈtæk.sl̩/ === Noun === 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 === “docetaxel”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.