Home › Words › T › taxanetaxanetaxane · noun — any of a class of diterpenoid drugs that inhibit cancer cell growth and division.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, taxane ranks #36,782 of 43,221 for Qualifying.EtymologyScientific Latin Taxus (“yew”) + -anenounAny of a class of diterpenoid drugs that inhibit cancer cell growth and division.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).