Home › Words › A › adriamycinadriamycin/ˌeɪdɹɪəˈmaɪsɪn/adriamycin · noun — an anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).adriamycin is pronounced /ˌeɪdɹɪəˈmaɪsɪn/.EtymologyBlend of Adriatic + hydroxydaunomycin.nounAn anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.e.g.“Also, the therapy is clearly dangerous for some patients, including those with a collapsed lung and those receiving chemotherapy with cisplatinum or adriamycin.” — 2009 March 10, Jane E. Brody, “Oxygen Therapy Is Valuable, Sometimes”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.doxorubicin 81% match — An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium (Streptomyces peucetius subsp. caesius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₁·HCl in chemotherapy. vs adriamycin →anthracycline 77% match — any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer vs adriamycin →annamycin 75% match — An anthracycline antibiotic with potential uses in treating cancer. vs adriamycin →idarubicin 74% match — A particular anthracycline drug used in chemotherapy. vs adriamycin →adriablastin 72% match — Synonym of doxorubicin. vs adriamycin →epidoxorubicin 71% match — A particular anthracycline antineoplastic drug used in chemotherapy vs adriamycin →amrubicin 70% match — An anthracycline used in the treatment of lung cancer. vs adriamycin →aclacinomycin 70% match — Any of a group of anthracycline drugs used in the treatment of cancer vs adriamycin →