busulfan

noun

bu·​sul·​fan byü-ˈsəl-fən 

: an antineoplastic agent C₆H₁₄O₆S₂ used in the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia

Examples of busulfan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To prepare their bodies for the gene therapy, patients then underwent four days of the chemotherapy drug busulfan intravenously. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 18 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

butane + sulfonyl + -an entry 3

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for busulfan

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• fisherman
• handyman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minivan

Medical Definition

busulfan

noun

bu·​sul·​fan byü-ˈsəl-fən 

: an antineoplastic agent C₆H₁₄O₆S₂ used in the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia see myleran