Meanings
nounnitrogen mustard (plural nitrogen mustards)
plural nitrogen mustards
- chemistryAny of a series of compounds, analogous to mustard gas with sulfur replaced by nitrogen, that have been used in the treatment of cancer.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 氮芥
- 氮芥 (dànjiè)series of compounds
Finnish typpisinappikaasu
- typpisinappikaasuseries of compounds
French moutarde azotée
- moutarde azotéeseries of compounds
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nitrogen mustard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrogen%20mustard
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