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bu⋅sul⋅fan

[byoo-suhl-fuhn]
–noun Pharmacology.
a potent cytotoxic substance, C6H14O6S2, used in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia.

Origin:
1955–60; bu(tanediol dimethane) sulf(onate) its chemical name + -an perh. orig. var. of -ane
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bu·sul·fan   (byōō-sŭl'fən)   
n.  An alkylating agent, C6H14O6S2, that is used as an antineoplastic drug in the treatment of chronic myelocytic leukemia.

[bu(tane) + alteration of sulfon(ate).]
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Main Entry: bu·sul·fan
Pronunciation: byü-'s&l-f&n
Function: noun
: an antineoplastic agentC6H14O6S2 used in the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia —see MYLERAN
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busulfan bu·sul·fan (by&oomacr;-sŭl'fən)
n.
An alkylating agent that is used as an antineoplastic drug in the treatment of chronic myelocytic leukemia.

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