/dok'seuh rooh"beuh sin/ , n. Pharm.
a cytotoxic antibiotic, C 27 H 29 NO 11 , derived from a variety of the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used in the treatment of sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, acute leukemia, and other cancers.
[ D(E)OX(Y)- + -O- + L rub ( er ) red (alluding to its color; see RUBRIC, RED) + -I- + -(MY)CIN ]