BCNU

American

Pharmacology.

carmustine.

BCNU British

abbreviation

be seeing you

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Etymology

Origin of BCNU

Abbreviation of the chemical name 1,3-bis (2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea

Example Sentences

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BCNU, HELLOP, NIL, and T. The MUD community uses a mixture of Usenet/Internet emoticons, a few of the more natural of the old-style talk-mode abbrevs, and some of the `social' list above; specifically, MUD respondents report use of BBL, BRB, LOL, b4, BTW, WTF, TTFN, and WTH.

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