anthracycline
noun
an·thra·cy·cline
ˌan(t)-thrə-ˈsī-ˌklēn
: any of a class of antineoplastic drugs (as doxorubicin) derived from an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces (especially S. peucetius)
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