n :  an anthracycline antibiotic with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. peucetius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₁·HCl - see ADRIAMYCIN  .
 
 
 
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