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Where does “iododoxorubicin” come from?

iododoxorubicin (English) comes from English doxorubicin, from English -rubicin, from English daunorubicin, from English rubidomycin, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

iododoxorubicin (English): An anthracycline antitumor antibiotic that is...

Definitions

  1. An anthracycline antitumor antibiotic that is...

Ancestry of “iododoxorubicin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoxorubicinAn anthracycline drug used in chemotherapy
2English-rubicin—
3EnglishdaunorubicinA particular anthracycline drug used in...
4Englishrubidomycin—
5English‐o‐—
6English-prim—
7EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
8EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
9EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
10Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
11EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
12Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
13Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
14Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
15Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
16Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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