First Known Use: circa 1968
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daunorubicin
noun dau·no·ru·bi·cin \-ˈrü-bə-sən\
Definition of DAUNORUBICIN
: an antibiotic C27H29NO10 that is a nitrogenous glycoside and is used especially in the treatment of leukemia
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Origin of DAUNORUBICIN
dauno- (as in daunomycin) + rubidomycin, a substance found to be identical with daunomycin (from International Scientific Vocabulary rubido- —fr. Latin rubidus red— + -mycin)
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daunorubicin
noun dau·no·ru·bi·cin \-ˈrü-bə-sən\
Medical Definition of DAUNORUBICIN
: an antibiotic that is a nitrogenous glycoside and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C27H29NO10·HCl especially in the treatment of some leukemias
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