taxane
/ˈtakseɪn/Chemistry
noun
Any of a class of tricyclic terpenoid compounds isolated from certain trees and shrubs of the genus Taxus (the yews), or prepared synthetically; (also) a hydrocarbon having the C20 molecular skeleton present in these compounds.
Origin
1960s. From scientific Latin Taxus, genus name + -ane.
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