an alkylating drug derived from nitrogen mustard, administered orally in the treatment of leukaemia and other malignant diseases. Formula: C14H19Cl2NO2
chlorambucil in American English
(klɔˈræmbjəsɪl, klou-)
noun
Pharmacology
a nitrogen mustard, C14H19Cl2NO2, used in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, malignant lymphomas, and Hodgkin's disease
Word origin
[1955–60; chlor(oethyl) + am(inophen) + bu(tyric acid), components of the chemical name + -cil of uncert. derivation]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: geodesic dome, life-support, new wave, rite of passage, software
Examples of 'chlorambucil' in a sentence
chlorambucil
Chlorambucil, which is also used to treat leukaemia, rose from 8.36 to 42.87, a 400 per cent increase.