doxorubicin

(dŏkˌsə-ro͞oˈbĭ-sĭn)

noun
An antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces peuceticus, used as an anticancer drug.

Origin:

Origin: d(e)ox(y)-

Origin: + Latin ruber, red; see rubric

Origin: + -(my)cin

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