chlormethine
A nitrogen mustard administered by injection in the form of its hydrochloride…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).
US/ˈklɔɹ.məˌθin/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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).
Origin
From chlor- + meth- + (am)ine.From chlor- + meth- + (am)ine.
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Lessons for this word
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