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carboplatin

carboplatin noun: an organic derivative of platinum that is used in chemotherapy.

Noun

carboplatin (uncountable)

  1. An organic derivative of platinum that is used in chemotherapy.

Forms of carboplatin

alternative formcarboplatinum

Origin of carboplatin

From carbo- + -platin (“platinum derivative”).

Questions about carboplatin

What does carboplatin mean?
Carboplatin means an organic derivative of platinum that is used in chemotherapy.
What part of speech is carboplatin?
Carboplatin is a noun.

Words near carboplatin in the dictionary

  1. carbophobe
  2. carbophobes
  3. carbophobia
  4. carbophobic
  5. carbophos
  6. carboplatin
  7. carboplatinum
  8. carbopol
  9. carbopols
  10. carboprost
  11. carboquone

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