cisplatin

See also: Cisplatin

English

Structure diagram of cisplatin

Etymology

From cis- +‎ platin(um).

Noun

cisplatin (usually uncountable, plural cisplatins)

(inorganic chemistry, oncology, pharmacology) A simple inorganic compound of platinum, cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II), that is used as a chemotherapy agent against several types of cancer.

Synonyms

CDDP
cisplatinum

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