pirarubicin

P3I1R1A1R1U1B3I1C3I1N1

noun

A particular drug used in chemotherapy.

OriginEnglish pyran ← Latin pyra ← Ancient Greek πυρά (purá) →
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Meanings

nounpirarubicin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA particular drug used in chemotherapy.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Ancient Greekπυρά (purá)
  5. Latinpyra
  6. Englishpyre
  7. Englishpyran
  8. Englishpirarubicin

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

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APA

pirarubicin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirarubicin

MLA

“pirarubicin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirarubicin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pirarubicin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirarubicin.

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