different between adriamycin vs doxorubicin

English

Etymology

Blend of Adriatic +? hydroxydaunomycin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?d????ma?s?n/

Noun

adriamycin (uncountable)

1. An anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.

Synonyms

• doxorubicin
• hydroxydaunorubicin

Translations

See also

• adriamycin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• adriablastin, hydroxydaunorubicin

Etymology

From d(e)ox(y)- +? -o- +? -rubicin (“daunorubicin derivative”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?k.s????u?.b?s.?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?k.s???u.b?s.?n/

Noun

doxorubicin (countable and uncountable, plural doxorubicins)

1. (pharmacology) An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium (Streptomyces peucetius subsp. caesius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₁·HCl in chemotherapy.

Derived terms

• zoptarelin doxorubicin

References

• “doxorubicin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “doxorubicin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).