nitrogen mustard

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   a toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure; important in cancer treatment

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Questions about nitrogen mustard

What does nitrogen mustard mean?

nitrogen mustard means "a toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure; important in cancer treatment".

Is nitrogen mustard a common word?

nitrogen mustard is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.