doxorubicin
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom d(e)ox(y)- + -o- + -rubicin (“daunorubicin derivative”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdɒk.səʊˈɹuː.bɪs.ɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdɑk.səˈɹu.bɪs.ɪn/
Noun
editdoxorubicin (countable and uncountable, plural doxorubicins)
- (pharmacology) An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium (Streptomyces peucetius subsp. caesius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C27H29NO11·HCl in chemotherapy.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “doxorubicin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “doxorubicin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.