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melphalan(dictionary)

melphalan (iou)



melphalan noun. M20.
[Arbitrary formation, partly from l-phenylalanine.]
Pharmacology. A nitrogen mustard used intravenously to treat cancers, esp. myelomatosis; 4-bis(2-chloroethyl)amino-L-phenylalanine, C13H18N2O2Cl2.