daunorubicin
/ˌdɔn.əˈɹu.bɪs.n̩/noun
daunorubicin is spelled D-A-U-N-O-R-U-B-I-C-I-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, daunorubicin means “A synthetic anthracycline antibiotic C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₀ which is a nitrogenous glycoside that interferes with DNA synthesis and is used in the treatment of…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of daunorubicin is daunorubicins.
How many letters and syllables are in daunorubicin?
| Letters | 12: D-A-U-N-O-R-U-B-I-C-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is daunorubicin?
Daunorubicin appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 daunorubicin?
- UK /ˌdɔː.nə(ʊ)ˈɹuː.bɪs.ɪn/
- US /ˌdɔn.əˈɹu.bɪs.n̩/
Daunorubicin has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with daunorubicin?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as daunorubicin from its last stressed vowel (/ubɪsn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of daunorubicin
- daunorubicins plural
- daunomycin
- rubidomycin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does daunorubicin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A synthetic anthracycline antibiotic C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₀ which is a nitrogenous glycoside that interferes with DNA synthesis and is used in the treatment of acute leukemia and other cancers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does daunorubicin come from?
From Italian Daunia (“ancient region of Apulia”) + English -o- + rubi(domy)cin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).