[ ˌdɔ:nə(ʊ)'ru:bɪsɪn ]
■ noun Medicine a synthetic antibiotic used in the treatment of leukaemia and other cancers.
Origin
1960s: from Daunia in southern Italy, where it was developed, + -rubi- 'red' + -mycin .
[ ˌdɔ:nə(ʊ)'ru:bɪsɪn ]
■ noun Medicine a synthetic antibiotic used in the treatment of leukaemia and other cancers.
Origin
1960s: from Daunia in southern Italy, where it was developed, + -rubi- 'red' + -mycin .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004