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daunorubicin

UK/ˌdɔː.nə(ʊ)ˈɹuː.bɪs.ɪn/US/ˌdɔn.əˈɹu.bɪs.n̩/

daunorubicin noun: 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.

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 daunorubicin

pluraldaunorubicins
alternative formdaunomycin
alternative formrubidomycin

Origin of daunorubicin

From Italian Daunia (“ancient region of Apulia”) + English -o- + rubi(domy)cin.

Words formed from daunorubicin

Questions about daunorubicin

What does daunorubicin mean?
Daunorubicin means 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.
What part of speech is daunorubicin?
Daunorubicin is a noun.
How do you pronounce daunorubicin?
Daunorubicin is pronounced /ˌdɔː.nə(ʊ)ˈɹuː.bɪs.ɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of daunorubicin?
The plural of daunorubicin is daunorubicins.

Words near daunorubicin in the dictionary

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

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