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mechlorethamine

[me-klawr-eth-uh-meen, -klohr-]
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noun Pharmacology.
  1. a nitrogen mustard, C5H11Cl2N, used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other cancers.
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Origin of mechlorethamine

me(thyl) + chlor-2 + eth(yl) + amine
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