carmustine

[ kahr-muh-steen ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.

Example Sentences

Some also got a chemotherapy drug like carmustine.

From New York Times

Carmustine was approved in the United States in 1977, according to the U.S.

From US News

One striking increase: The price of 100 milligrams of the chemotherapy drug carmustine rose from roughly $177 in 2010 to $1,982 in 2015, Mailankody noted.

From US News