chlorambucil
[ klaw-ram-byuh-sil, kloh- ]
nounPharmacology.
a nitrogen mustard, C14H19Cl2NO2, used in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, malignant lymphomas, and Hodgkin's disease.
Origin of chlorambucil
11955–60; 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
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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