different between mechlorethamine vs chlormethine

mechlorethamine

English

Etymology

From me(thyl) +? chlor(o)eth(yl) +? -amine.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?m?k.l?????.??min/

Noun

mechlorethamine (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) Alternative form of chlormethine.

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chlormethine

English

Alternative forms

  • mechlorethamine

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?kl??.m???in/

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, (Please provide a date or year).

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