红豆杉醇

Traditional form:

紅豆杉醇

Pinyin (reading):

hóngdòushānchún

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 红 - red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
• 豆 - beans, peas; bean-shaped
• 杉 - various species of pine and fir
• 醇 - rich, pure, as good as wine

Traditional characters:

• 紅 - red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
• 豆 - beans, peas; bean-shaped
• 杉 - various species of pine and fir
• 醇 - rich, pure, as good as wine