A compound with strong cytotoxic properties, given intravenously (usually as the hydrochloride) in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and some other neoplasms.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Martindale's Extra Pharmacopoeia. From must- + -ine.
Definition of mustine in US English:
mustine
nounˈmʌstiːn
Medicine
A compound with strong cytotoxic properties, given intravenously (usually as the hydrochloride) in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and some other neoplasms.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Martindale's Extra Pharmacopoeia. From must- + -ine.