nitrogen mustard

ni·tro·gen mus·tard

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Definitions of nitrogen mustard words

noun nitrogen mustard any of the class of poisonous, blistering compounds, as C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, analogous in composition to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur: used in the treatment of cancer and similar diseases; mechlorethamine. 1
noun nitrogen mustard any of a class of organic compounds resembling mustard gas in their molecular structure. General formula: RN(CH2CH2Cl)2, where R is an organic group: important in the treatment of cancer 0
noun nitrogen mustard any of a class of compounds similar to mustard gas, but having an amino nitrogen in place of a sulfur atom: used in the treatment of cancers, etc. 0

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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