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chlormethine

/ˈklɔɹ.məˌθin/

chlormethine noun: 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).

Noun

chlormethine (uncountable)

  1. 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).

Forms of chlormethine

alternative formmechlorethamine

Origin of chlormethine

From chlor- + meth- + (am)ine.

Questions about chlormethine

What does chlormethine mean?
Chlormethine means 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).
What part of speech is chlormethine?
Chlormethine is a noun.
How do you pronounce chlormethine?
Chlormethine is pronounced /ˈklɔɹ.məˌθin/ (US).

Words near chlormethine in the dictionary

  1. chlormequat
  2. chlormerodrin
  3. chlormethane
  4. chlormethanes
  5. chlormethiazole
  6. chlormethine
  7. chlormezanone
  8. chlormidazole
  9. chlornaphazine
  10. chlornidine
  11. chloro-

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