chlormethine

English

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Etymology

From chlor- +‎ meth- +‎ (am)ine.

Pronunciation

Noun

chlormethine (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A nitrogen mustard administered by injection in the form of its hydrochloride C5H11Cl2N·HCl in the palliative treatment of neoplastic diseases (as Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia).

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