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Definition: Melphalan |
MelphalanNoun1. Antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Health | An alkylating nitrogen mustard that is used as an antineoplastic in the form of the levo isomer - melphalan, the racemic mixture - merphalan, and the dextro isomer - medphalan; toxic to bone marrow, but little vesicant action; potential carcinogen. (references) |
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Synonym: MelphalanSynonym: Alkeran (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Melphalan |
| Specialty definitions using "melphalan": Peptichemio. (references) |
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melphalan | 24 |
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| Language | Translations for "melphalan"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | melphalan, L-phenylalanin sennep. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | melfalan, fenylalaninemosterd. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | melfalaani (L-phenylalanine mustard). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | melphalan, Alkéran. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Melphalan (L-phenylalanine mustard). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μελφαλάνη (L-phenylalanine mustard). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | mostarda di L-fenilalanina (L-phenylalanine mustard), melfalan (L-phenylalanine mustard). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | elphalanmay mostarda de L-fenilalanina (L-phenylalanine mustard), melfalano, melfalan (L-phenylalanine mustard). (various references) mostaza de la fenilalanina (L-phenylalanine mustard), melfalán (L-phenylalanine mustard). (various references) melfalan (L-phenylalanine mustard). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "melphalan": melphalans. (additional references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-h-l-l-m-n-p" | |
-3 letters: apneal, haemal, napalm, paella, paleal. | |
-4 letters: alane, aleph, almah, almeh, alpha, ample, apnea, halma, hamal, hemal, lapel, leman, llama, maple, paean, palea, panel, penal, plane, plena. | |
-5 letters: ahem, alae, alan, alma, alme, amah, amen, anal, elan, epha, haem, haen, hale, hall, halm, hame, heal, heap, hell, helm, help, hemp, lama, lame, lamp, lane. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-h-l-l-m-n-p" | |
+1 letter: melphalans. | |
+4 letters: myelencephala. | |
+5 letters: alphanumerical, unemphatically. | |
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