DAUNORUBICIN


Meaning of DAUNORUBICIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈrü-bə-s ə n ]

noun

Etymology: dauno- (as in daunomycin ) + rubi domy cin, a substance found to be identical with daunomycin (from International Scientific Vocabulary rubido- —from Latin rubidus red— + -mycin )

Date: circa 1968

: an antibiotic C 27 H 29 NO 10 that is a nitrogenous glycoside and is used especially in the treatment of leukemia

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