"daunomycin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɔn.əˈmaɪ.sn̩/ [General-American] Forms: daunomycins [plural]
Etymology: From Latin Daunii (“ancient tribe”) + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic”), from the name of the Apulian tribe historically inhabiting the region from which came the soil sample, from which the drug was obtained. Coined by a team of scientists at Farmitalia, an Italian pharmaceutical company, who are credited with the joint discovery of daunorubicin together with the French company Rhône-Poulenc. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Daunii|-o-|-mycin|lang1=la|t1=ancient tribe|t3=antibiotic}} Latin Daunii (“ancient tribe”) + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} daunomycin (countable and uncountable, plural daunomycins)
  1. (pharmacology) Alternative form of daunorubicin. Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: daunorubicin

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