Nitrogen mustards/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Nitrogen mustards.

A group of alkylating agents derived from mustard gas, with the sulfur replaced by nitrogen, originally chemical weapons but now used as highly toxic antineoplastic agents and immunosuppressants