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carboplatin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An organic derivative of platinum that is used in chemotherapy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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History

Etymology

From carbo- + -platin (“platinum derivative”).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: karboplatino — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡鉑 /卡铂 (kǎbó) — Translations
  • Finnish: karboplatiini — Translations
  • French: carboplatine — Translations
  • German: Carboplatin — Translations
  • Greek: καρβοπλατίνη (karvoplatíni) — Translations
  • Hungarian: karboplatin — Translations
  • Italian: carboplatino — Translations
  • Japanese: カルボプラチン (karubopurachin) — Translations
  • Korean: 카보플라틴 (kabopeullatin) — Translations
  • Latin: carboplatinum — Translations
  • Polish: karboplatyna — Translations
  • Portuguese: carboplatina — Translations
  • Russian: карбопла́тин (karboplátin) — Translations
  • Spanish: carboplatino — Translations
  • Turkish: karboplatin — Translations
  • Ukrainian: карбопла́тин (karboplátyn) — Translations