chlormethine

noun

chlormethine

noun

US /ˈklɔɹ.məˌθin/

Etymology From chlor- + meth- + (am)ine.

1

Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences 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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