cisplatin

== English == === Etymology === From cis- + -platin (“platinum derivative”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɪsˈplæt.ɪn/ === Noun === cisplatin (countable and uncountable, plural cisplatins) (pharmacology, 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. Synonyms: cisplatinum, cis-diamminedichloroplatinum, (initialism) CDDP (dated, countable) A platin, that is, a platinum-based antineoplastic, of which the class cisplatin is the archetypal member. ==== Hypernyms ==== platin ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “cisplatin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “cisplatin”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === plasticin