Anthracycline

//ˌæn.θɹəˈsaɪ.klin// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer

Etymology

From anthra- + cycle + -ine.

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