English Explanatory Dictionary

methylnitronitrosoguanidine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A biochemical substance used experimentally as a carcinogen and mutagen. It acts by adding alkyl groups to the O⁶ of guanine and O⁴ of thymine.

Word forms

methylnitronitrosoguanidine

Synonyms

MNNG
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