Mechlorethamine
[me-klawr-eth-uh-meen, -klohr-] /mɛ klɔrˈɛθ əˌmin, -kloʊr-/
noun, Pharmacology.
1.
a nitrogen mustard, C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of Hodgkin’s disease and certain other cancers.
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