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chlormethine

/ˈklɔɹ.məˌθin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chlorme-thine
IPA
/ˈklɔɹ.məˌθin/
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nitrogen mustard administered by injection in the form of its hydrochloride C₅H₁₁Cl₂N·HCl in the palliative treatment of neoplastic diseases (as Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia).

Uncountable

Etymology

From chlor- + meth- + (am)ine.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈklɔɹ.məˌθin/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mechlorethamine (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce chlormethine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɔɹ.məˌθin/.
What does chlormethine mean?
A nitrogen mustard administered by injection in the form of its hydrochloride C₅H₁₁Cl₂N·HCl in the palliative treatment of neoplastic diseases (as Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia).
Where does chlormethine come from?
From chlor- + meth- + (am)ine.

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