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Word: Doxorubicin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1970s: from deoxy- (in the sense ‘that has lost oxygen’) + Latin rubus ‘red’ + -mycin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdɒksəʊˈruːbɪsɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bacterial antibiotic that is widely used to treat leukaemia and various other forms of cancer.
Short Definition:bacterial antibiotic that is widely used to treat leukaemia and various other forms of cancer
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