Definitions for doxorubicin

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doxorubicin dox·o·ru·bi·cin

Spelling: [dok-suh-roo-buh-sin]

IPA: /ˌdɒk səˈru bə sɪn/

Doxorubicin is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 23 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 27 points.

You can make 347 anagrams from letters in doxorubicin (bcdiinoorux).

Definitions for doxorubicin

noun

1. a cytotoxic antibiotic, C 27 H 29 NO 11 , derived from a variety of the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used in the treatment of sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, acute leukemia, and other cancers.

Origin of doxorubicin

d(e)ox(y)- + -o- + Latin rub(er) red (alluding to its color; see rubric, red¹) +