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mechlorethamine

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[me-klawr-eth-uh-meen, -klohr-] / mɛ klɔrˈɛθ əˌmin, -kloʊr- /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. a nitrogen mustard, C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other cancers.

Etymology

Origin of mechlorethamine

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

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