dacarbazine

[ duh-kahr-buh-zeen ]
/ dəˈkɑr bəˌzin /

noun Pharmacology.

a toxic, light-sensitive powder, C6H10N6O, used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and metastatic malignant melanoma.

Origin of dacarbazine

First recorded in 1960–65; contraction and rearrangement of the chemical name

Words nearby dacarbazine

dabble, dabbling duck, dabchick, dabster, daca, dacarbazine, dacca, dace, dacha, dachau, dachshund

Medical definitions for dacarbazine

dacarbazine
[ dă-kär′bə-zēn′, dā- ]

n.

An antineoplastic agent used in the treatment of malignant melanoma and Hodgkin's disease.