mustine
/ˈmʌstiːn/Medicine
noun
A nitrogen mustard with strong cytotoxic properties, given intravenously (usually as the hydrochloride) in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and some other neoplasms; bis(2-chloroethyl)methylamine, (ClCH2CH2)2NCH3.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Martindale's Extra Pharmacopoeia. From must- + -ine.
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