melphalan
noun
mel·pha·lan ˈmel-fə-ˌlan 
: an antineoplastic drug C13H18Cl2N2O2
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Only 5 percent of patients had a complete remission after the standard treatment – namely, a steroid and melphalan, an old chemotherapy derived from nitrogen mustard, used in chemical warfare. 
Marie Mccullough, Philly.com, 17 Apr. 2018
Marie Mccullough, Philly.com, 17 Apr. 2018 Word History
Etymology
probably from methanol + phenylalanine
First Known Use
1968, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
melphalan
noun
mel·pha·lan ˈmel-fə-ˌlan
: an antineoplastic drug C13H18Cl2N2O2 that is a derivative of nitrogen mustard and is used especially in the treatment of multiple myeloma
called also L-PAM, phenylalanine mustard, sarcolysin
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