Pharmacologic Substance
nitrosourea compounds
Subclass of:
Nitroso Compounds; Urea
Definitions related to nitrosourea compounds:
  • (nitrosourea) An anticancer drug that can cross the blood-brain barrier. Carmustine and lomustine are nitrosoureas.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any of a class of alkylating agents that contain both a nitroso group and a urea. They are lipophilic and can cross the blood-brain barrier.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A class of compounds in which the core molecule is R-NO, where R is UREA.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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