CHLORAMBUCIL


Meaning of CHLORAMBUCIL in English

[ klɔ:'rambjʊsɪl ]

■ noun Medicine a drug used in the treatment of cancer.

Origin

1950s: from chlor(oethyl)am(inophenyl)bu(tyric acid) , the systematic name, + -cil .

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