NITROGEN MUSTARD


Meaning of NITROGEN MUSTARD in English

Chem.

any of the class of poisonous, blistering compounds, as C 5 H 11 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.

[ 1945-50 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .