anthracycline.
any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer
Meaning & usage
any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English anthra- Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English anthracycline From anthra- + cycle + -ine.
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