chlormethine
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom chlor- + meth- + (am)ine.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈklɔɹ.məˌθin/
Noun
editchlormethine (uncountable)
- (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).
References
edit- “mechlorethamine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.