oxazaphosphorine
Any saturated six-membered heterocycle containing three carbon atoms and one each of…Any saturated six-membered heterocycle containing three carbon atoms and one each of oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus, especially one in which the phosphorus atom is linked to both the nitrogen and oxygen atoms
Meaning
2 sensesAny saturated six-membered heterocycle containing three carbon atoms and one each of oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus, especially one in which the phosphorus atom is linked to both the nitrogen and oxygen atoms
Any of a family of anticancer drugs that contain this structure
Origin
From oxaza- + phosphorine.From oxaza- + phosphorine.
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Forms
plural: oxazaphosphorines| Singular | oxazaphosphorine |
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See also
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