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Definition of: taxine
(tak′sēn, -sin) noun Chem.
A yellow-white, poisonous alkaloid, C37H51O10N, from the needles and seed of the English yew (Taxus baccata). It produces convulsion and paralyzes the heart. Also tax·in (tak′sin). [<L taxus yew + -INE2]
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