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