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单词 anthracycline
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Definition of anthracycline in English:

anthracycline

noun ˌanθrəˈsʌɪkliːnˌanθrəˈsʌɪklɪn
Pharmacology
  • Any of a class of antineoplastic drugs whose molecules contain a tetracyclic nucleus related to anthraquinone and whose major action is to inhibit the uncoiling and coiling of DNA necessary for its transcription and replication.

Origin

1960s. From anthra- + -cycline, after German Anthracyclin, so named with reference to the ring structure of the compounds.

Definition of anthracycline in US English:

anthracycline

noun
Pharmacology
  • Any of a class of antineoplastic drugs whose molecules contain a tetracyclic nucleus related to anthraquinone and whose major action is to inhibit the uncoiling and coiling of DNA necessary for its transcription and replication.

Origin

1960s. From anthra- + -cycline, after German Anthracyclin, so named with reference to the ring structure of the compounds.

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