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TAXIN

\tˈaksɪn], \tˈaksɪn], \t_ˈa_k_s_ɪ_n]\

Definitions of TAXIN

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Resinous substance from yew leaves. [Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

Alkaloid from yew: used in epilepsy.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A resinous alkaloid obtained from the leaves and berries of Taxus baccata.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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