melphalan
/ˈmɛlfəlan/Pharmacology
noun
A nitrogen mustard given orally and intravenously in the treatment of multiple myeloma and other neoplasms; 4-bis(2-chloroethyl)amino- l-phenylalanine, C13H18Cl2N2O2.
Origin
1960s. From me- + L + ph- and -alan-.