alkylating agent

Noun
  1. An antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer (synset 102700297)
    is a type of: antineoplastic, antineoplastic drug, cancer drug - any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function
    subtypes: chlorambucil, leukeran - an alkylating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer

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