daunorubicin

noun

dau·​no·​ru·​bi·​cin ˌdȯ-nə-ˈrü-bə-sᵊn 

ˌdau̇-

: an antibiotic C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₀ that is a nitrogenous glycoside and is used especially in the treatment of leukemia

Examples of daunorubicin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, facing a shortage of the active ingredient for the chemotherapy drug daunorubicin, the US allowed the plant to continue shipping that drug. —Katherine Eban, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

dauno- (as in daunomycin) + rubidomycin, a substance found to be identical with daunomycin (from International Scientific Vocabulary rubido- —from Latin rubidus red— + -mycin)

First Known Use

circa 1968, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

daunorubicin

noun

dau·​no·​ru·​bi·​cin -ˈrü-bə-sən 

: 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