Nitrogen mustard — HN1 (bis(2 chloroethyl)ethylamine) … Wikipedia
nitrogen mustard — n any of various toxic blistering compounds analogous to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur esp mechlorethamine * * * see chlormethine * * * 1. mechlorethamine hydrochloride. 2. any of a group of cytotoxic alkylating agents… … Medical dictionary
nitrogen mustard — n. any of a class of compounds similar to mustard gas, but having an amino nitrogen in place of a sulfur atom: used in the treatment of cancers, etc … English World dictionary
nitrogen mustard — noun Date: 1943 any of various toxic blistering compounds analogous to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur … New Collegiate Dictionary
nitrogen mustard — Chem. any of the class of poisonous, blistering compounds, as C5H11Cl2N, analogous in composition to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur: used in the treatment of cancer and similar diseases; mechlorethamine. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
nitrogen mustard — noun any of a series of compounds, analagous to mustard gas with sulfur replaced by nitrogen, that have been used in the treatment of cancer … Wiktionary
nitrogen mustard — noun a toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure; important in cancer treatment • Hypernyms: ↑compound, ↑chemical compound … Useful english dictionary
HN3 (nitrogen mustard) — Tris(2 chloroethyl)amine … Wikipedia
Mustard — may refer to: Contents 1 The mustard plant and its products 2 Other uses 2.1 Names 2.2 Fictional names … Wikipedia
mustard — 1. The dried ripe seeds of Brassica alba (white m.) and B. nigra (black m.) (family Cruciferae). 2. SYN: m. gas. [O.Fr. moustarde, fr. L. mustum, must] black m. the dried ripe seed of Brassica nigra or of B. juncea; it is the source of allyl… … Medical dictionary
