nitrosourea

nitrosourea
\\"ˌ\ noun
Etymology: nitros- + urea
: any of a group of lipid-soluble drugs that function as alkylating agents, have the ability to enter the central nervous system, and are effective in the treatment of some brain tumors and meningeal leukemias

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/nuy troh'soh yoo ree"euh/, n. Pharm.
any of various lipid-soluble, synthetic or naturally occurring alkylating agents that can cross the blood-brain barrier: used in the treatment of certain brain cancers.
[NITROSO- + UREA]

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