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doxorubicin

/ˌdɑk.səˈɹu.bɪs.ɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
dox-oru-bicin
IPA
/ˌdɑk.səˈɹu.bɪs.ɪn/
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium (Streptomyces peucetius subsp. caesius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₁·HCl in chemotherapy.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English d(e)ox(y)- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -rubicin English doxorubicin From d(e)ox(y)- + -o- + -rubicin (“daunorubicin derivative”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌdɑk.səˈɹu.bɪs.ɪn/
  • British English: /ˌdɒk.səʊˈɹuː.bɪs.ɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

doxorubicins (plural) adriablastin (alternative) hydroxydaunorubicin (alternative)

Derived Forms

deoxydoxorubicin iododoxorubicin

Phrases

zoptarelin doxorubicin

Questions

How do you pronounce doxorubicin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɑk.səˈɹu.bɪs.ɪn/.
What does doxorubicin mean?
An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium (Streptomyces peucetius subsp. caesius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₁·HCl in chemotherapy.
Where does doxorubicin come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English d(e)ox(y)- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -rubicin English doxorubicin From d(e)ox(y)- + -o- + -rubicin (“daunorubicin derivative”).

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