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chlornaphazine

chlornaphazine noun: a derivative of 2-naphthylamine, developed for the treatment of polycythemia and Hodgkin's disease but discontinued because of its carcinogenic properties.

Noun

chlornaphazine (uncountable)

  1. A derivative of 2-naphthylamine, developed for the treatment of polycythemia and Hodgkin's disease but discontinued because of its carcinogenic properties.

Questions about chlornaphazine

What does chlornaphazine mean?
Chlornaphazine means a derivative of 2-naphthylamine, developed for the treatment of polycythemia and Hodgkin's disease but discontinued because of its carcinogenic properties.
What part of speech is chlornaphazine?
Chlornaphazine is a noun.

Words near chlornaphazine in the dictionary

  1. chlormethanes
  2. chlormethiazole
  3. chlormethine
  4. chlormezanone
  5. chlormidazole
  6. chlornaphazine
  7. chlornidine
  8. chloro-
  9. chloro-octane
  10. chloro-potassichastingsite
  11. chloroacetaldehyde

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