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daunomycin

US/ˌdɔn.əˈmaɪ.sn̩/

daunomycin is the alternative form of daunorubicin.

Meaning of daunorubicin

Noun

daunorubicin (countable and uncountable, plural daunorubicins)

  1. A synthetic anthracycline antibiotic C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₀ which is a nitrogenous glycoside that interferes with DNA synthesis and is used in the treatment of acute leukemia and other cancers.

Forms of daunomycin

pluraldaunomycins

Origin of daunomycin

From Italian Daunia (“ancient region of Apulia”) + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about daunomycin

What is daunomycin the alternative form of?
Daunomycin is the alternative form of daunorubicin.
How do you pronounce daunomycin?
Daunomycin is pronounced /ˌdɔn.əˈmaɪ.sn̩/ (US).

Words near daunomycin in the dictionary

  1. Daungan
  2. daungerous
  3. Daunian
  4. Daunians
  5. Daunii
  6. daunomycin
  7. daunomycins
  8. daunorubicin
  9. daunorubicine
  10. daunorubicins
  11. daunosamine

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Adapted from Wiktionary: daunomycin (page history and authors); daunorubicin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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