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Cisplatin

/sɪsˈplatɪn/

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

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  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    (count) A platin, that is, a platinum-based antineoplastic, of which class cisplatin is the archetypal member.

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