doxorubicin

English

Chemical structure of doxorubicin

Alternative forms

• adriablastin, hydroxydaunorubicin

Etymology

From d(e)ox(y)- +‎ -o- +‎ -rubicin (“daunorubicin derivative”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌdɒk.səʊˈɹuː.bɪs.ɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌdɑk.səˈɹu.bɪs.ɪn/

Noun

doxorubicin (countable and uncountable, plural doxorubicins)

1. (pharmacology) 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.

Derived terms

• deoxydoxorubicin
• iododoxorubicin
• zoptarelin doxorubicin

 

References

• “doxorubicin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “doxorubicin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.