NITROGEN MUSTARD
Dictionary entry overview: What does nitrogen mustard mean? • NITROGEN MUSTARD (noun)
The noun NITROGEN MUSTARD has 1 sense:
1. a toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure; important in cancer treatment
Familiarity information: NITROGEN MUSTARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NITROGEN MUSTARD (noun)
Meaning:
A toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure; important in cancer treatment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("nitrogen mustard" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
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