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anthracycline

/ˌæn.θɹəˈsaɪ.klin/

anthracycline noun: any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer.

Noun

anthracycline (plural anthracyclines)

  1. any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer

Forms of anthracycline

pluralanthracyclines

Origin of anthracycline

From anthra- + cycle + -ine.

Words formed from anthracycline

Questions about anthracycline

What does anthracycline mean?
Anthracycline means any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer.
What part of speech is anthracycline?
Anthracycline is a noun.
How do you pronounce anthracycline?
Anthracycline is pronounced /ˌæn.θɹəˈsaɪ.klin/.
What is the plural of anthracycline?
The plural of anthracycline is anthracyclines.

Words near anthracycline in the dictionary

  1. anthracotheriids
  2. anthracotic
  3. anthracoxene
  4. anthracoxenite
  5. anthracyclin
  6. anthracycline
  7. anthracyclines
  8. anthracyclinic
  9. anthracyclins
  10. anthracyline
  11. anthracylines

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