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epirubicin

US/ˌɛp.ɪˈɹu.bɪs.n̩/

epirubicin noun: a particular drug used in chemotherapy.

epirubicin: a particular drug used in chemotherapy
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Noun

epirubicin (uncountable)

  1. A particular drug used in chemotherapy.

Origin of epirubicin

From [Term?] + -rubicin (“daunorubicin derivative”).

Questions about epirubicin

What does epirubicin mean?
Epirubicin means a particular drug used in chemotherapy.
What part of speech is epirubicin?
Epirubicin is a noun.
How do you pronounce epirubicin?
Epirubicin is pronounced /ˌɛp.ɪˈɹu.bɪs.n̩/ (US).

Words near epirubicin in the dictionary

  1. epirrhema
  2. epirrhemas
  3. epirrhemata
  4. epirrhematic
  5. epirrheology
  6. epirubicin
  7. epirubicine
  8. Epirus
  9. epis
  10. episammic
  11. episaturation

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