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doxorubicin

do·xo·ru·bicin

UK/ˌdɒk.səʊˈɹuː.bɪs.ɪn/ US/ˌdɑk.səˈɹu.bɪs.ɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug

Origin

From d(e)ox(y)- + -o- + -rubicin (“daunorubicin derivative”).

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