anthracycline
/ˌæn.θɹəˈsaɪ.klin/noun
anthracycline is spelled A-N-T-H-R-A-C-Y-C-L-I-N-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, anthracycline means “any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of anthracycline is anthracyclines.
How many letters and syllables are in anthracycline?
| Letters | 13: A-N-T-H-R-A-C-Y-C-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is anthracycline?
Anthracycline appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce anthracycline?
- /ˌæn.θɹəˈsaɪ.klin/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of anthracycline
- anthracyclines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anthracycline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anthracycline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | antraciclina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does anthracycline come from?
From anthra- + cycle + -ine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).