NITROGEN MUSTARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nitrogen mustard mean? 

• NITROGEN MUSTARD (noun)
  The noun NITROGEN MUSTARD has 1 sense:

1. a toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure; important in cancer treatment

  Familiarity information: NITROGEN MUSTARD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NITROGEN MUSTARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure; important in cancer treatment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("nitrogen mustard" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

 Context examples 

An orally-active antineoplastic aromatic nitrogen mustard.

(Chlorambucil, NCI Thesaurus)

A modified glutathione analogue and nitrogen mustard prodrug, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Canfosfamide, NCI Thesaurus)

A combination of the hormone estradiol (an estrogen) and nitrogen mustard (an anticancer drug).

(Estramustine, NCI Dictionary)

A propylene glycol-free intravenous formulation containing the hydrochloride salt of the nitrogen mustard phenylalanine derivative melphalan complexed with polyanionic sulfobutyl ether beta-cyclodextrin (SBE-CD) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Melphalan Hydrochloride/Sulfobutyl Ether Beta-Cyclodextrin Complex, NCI Thesaurus)

A bifunctional alkylating agent and phenylalanine derivative of nitrogen mustard.

(Melphalan Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An aromatic nitrogen mustard derivative with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Mitoclomine, NCI Thesaurus)

A nitrogen mustard agent that crosslinks with DNA, causing inhibition of DNA synthesis.

(Novembichin, NCI Thesaurus)

A steroidal nitrogen mustard with antineoplastic and mutagenic activities.

(Phenesterin, NCI Thesaurus)

The active metabolite of the nitrogen mustard cyclophosphamide with potent antineoplastic and immunosuppressive properties.

(Perfosfamide, NCI Thesaurus)

A tripeptidic nitrogen mustard compound and bifunctional alkylating agent with antineoplastic activity.

(Ambamustine, NCI Thesaurus)