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cisplatin
cis·plat·in [ sìss pláttin ] or cis·plat·i·num [ sìss plátti nəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
anticancer drug: a drug that adds an alkyl group to DNA. Use: treatment of ovarian and testicular cancer.
[Late 20th century. <cis- + -platin, INN stem]
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