chlormethine

English

Chemical structure of chlormethine

Alternative forms

• mechlorethamine

Etymology

From chlor- +‎ meth- +‎ (am)ine.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈklɔɹ.məˌθin/

Noun

chlormethine (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A nitrogen mustard administered by injection in the form of its hydrochloride C₅H₁₁Cl₂N·HCl in the palliative treatment of neoplastic diseases (as Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia).

References

• “mechlorethamine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.