anthracycline

Questions

How do you pronounce anthracycline?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæn.θɹəˈsaɪ.klin/.

What does anthracycline mean?

any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer

Where does anthracycline come from?

Etymology tree English anthra- Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English anthracycline From anthra- + cycle + -ine.

How to pronounce anthracycline

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