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单词 nitrogen mustard
释义

nitrogen mustard

noun Chemistry
Any of a group of organic compounds containing the group —N(CH2CH2Cl)2. They are powerful cytotoxic alkylating agents and some are used in chemotherapy to treat cancer.Radiation from nuclear bombs and gaseous particles from nitrogen mustard and acridine orange have been used destructively in war....
  • There was another name to become famous in cancer biology who worked on nitrogen mustard and on mustard gas, but whose name did not appear as a co-author on that famous paper.
  • Also during this time, the bone marrow suppressive effect of nitrogen mustard was discovered.

Origin

1940s: mustard denoting a substance chemically similar to mustard gas.

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