chlorambucil

[ klaw-ram-byuh-sil, kloh- ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a nitrogen mustard, C14H19Cl2NO2, used in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, malignant lymphomas, and Hodgkin's disease.

Origin of chlorambucil

1
1955–60; chlor(oethyl) + am(inophen) + bu(tyric acid), components of the chemical name + -cil of uncertain derivation

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British Dictionary definitions for chlorambucil

chlorambucil

/ (klɔːˈræmbjʊsɪl) /


noun
  1. an alkylating drug derived from nitrogen mustard, administered orally in the treatment of leukaemia and other malignant diseases. Formula: C 14 H 19 Cl 2 NO 2

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