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tepa

noun te·pa \ˈtē-pə\

Medical Definition of TEPA

:  a soluble crystalline compound C6H12N3OP that is used especially as a chemical sterilizing agent of insects, a palliative in some kinds of cancer, and in finishing and flameproofing textiles—see thiotepa

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