: a nitrogen mustard C5H11Cl2N used in the form of its hydrochloride in the palliative treatment of some neoplastic diseases
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/me klawr eth"euh meen', -klohr-/, n. Pharm.
a nitrogen mustard, C5H11Cl2N, used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other cancers.
[ME(THYL) + CHLOR-2 + ETH(YL) + AMINE]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.