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antineoplastic cytotoxic alkylating agent of the nitrogen mustard group.
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group of alkylating agents derived from mustard gas, with the sulfur replaced by nitrogen; formerly used as toxicants and vesicants, but now used therapeutically as antineoplastic agents; they are also powerful mutagens, teratogens, immunosuppressants, and carcinogens.
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