Etymology

pirarubicin

P3I1R1A1R1U1B3I1C3I1N1

Today it means: A particular drug used in chemotherapy. Full definition →

English pyran ← Latin pyra ← Ancient Greek πυρά (purá)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Ancient Greekπυρά (purá)
  5. Latinpyra
  6. Englishpyre
  7. Englishpyran
  8. English todaypirarubicin

Blend of pyra(n) + -rubicin (“daunorubicin derivative”).

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