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紫杉醇

zǐ shān chún

3-character word

What 紫杉醇 means

1. Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy

The characters in 紫杉醇

• 紫zǐpurple; violet
• 杉shānChina fir; Cunninghamia lanceolata; also pr. shā
• 醇chúnalcohol; wine with high alcohol content; rich

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