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oxaliplatin

oxaliplatin noun: a particular drug used in chemotherapy.

Noun

oxaliplatin (uncountable)

  1. A particular drug used in chemotherapy.

Origin of oxaliplatin

From oxalate + -i- + -platin (“platinum derivative”).

Questions about oxaliplatin

What does oxaliplatin mean?
Oxaliplatin means a particular drug used in chemotherapy.
What part of speech is oxaliplatin?
Oxaliplatin is a noun.

Words near oxaliplatin in the dictionary

  1. oxalidaceous
  2. oxaliferous
  3. oxaline
  4. oxalinic
  5. oxalinic acid
  6. oxaliplatin
  7. oxalis
  8. oxalises
  9. oxalite
  10. oxalites
  11. oxalo-

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