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cisplatin

/sɪsˈplæt.ɪn/

cisplatin noun: a platinum-containing antineoplastic drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(II) (Cl₂H₆N₂Pt) that is cytotoxic and is used especially in the treatment of testicular and ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer.

cisplatin: a platinum-containing antineoplastic drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(II) (Cl₂H₆N₂Pt) that is...
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Noun

cisplatin (countable and uncountable, plural cisplatins)

  1. (uncountable) A platinum-containing antineoplastic drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(II) (Cl₂H₆N₂Pt) that is cytotoxic and is used especially in the treatment of testicular and ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer.
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  2. (countable, dated) A platin, that is, a platinum-based antineoplastic, of which the class cisplatin is the archetypal member.

Synonyms of cisplatin

Forms of cisplatin

pluralcisplatins

Origin of cisplatin

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

Words formed from cisplatin

Questions about cisplatin

What does cisplatin mean?
Cisplatin means a platinum-containing antineoplastic drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(II) (Cl₂H₆N₂Pt) that is cytotoxic and is used especially in the treatment of testicular and ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer.
What part of speech is cisplatin?
Cisplatin is a noun.
How do you pronounce cisplatin?
Cisplatin is pronounced /sɪsˈplæt.ɪn/.
What is the plural of cisplatin?
The plural of cisplatin is cisplatins.

Words near cisplatin in the dictionary

  1. cisplain
  2. cisplained
  3. cisplaining
  4. cisplains
  5. cisplanckian
  6. cisplatin
  7. Cisplatina
  8. cisplatine
  9. cisplatins
  10. cisplatinum
  11. cispontine

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