Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
dictionary thesaurus view recents

cisplatin

noun
Save Word
cis·​plat·​in | \ (ˌ)sis-ˈpla-tᵊn How to pronounce cisplatin (audio) \

Definition of cisplatin

: a platinum-containing antineoplastic drug Cl2H6N2Pt used especially in the treatment of testicular and ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer

Examples of cisplatin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, "Lung cancer patients live longer with immune therapy," 17 Apr. 2018 The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, "Lung cancer patients live longer with immune therapy," 17 Apr. 2018 The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, "Lung cancer patients live longer with immune therapy," 17 Apr. 2018 The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, "Lung cancer patients live longer with immune therapy," 17 Apr. 2018 The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, "Lung cancer patients live longer with immune therapy," 17 Apr. 2018 The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, "Lung cancer patients live longer with immune therapy," 17 Apr. 2018 The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, "Lung cancer patients live longer with immune therapy," 17 Apr. 2018 The chemotherapy was a drug called pemetrexed, plus either carboplatin or cisplatin. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, "Lung cancer patients live longer with immune therapy," 17 Apr. 2018

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cisplatin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

See More

First Known Use of cisplatin

1977, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cisplatin

cis- + platinum

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about cisplatin

Time Traveler for cisplatin

Time Traveler

The first known use of cisplatin was in 1977

See more words from the same year

Statistics for cisplatin

Cite this Entry

“Cisplatin.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cisplatin. Accessed 7 December 2019.

Keep scrolling for more

More Definitions for cisplatin

cisplatin

noun
cis·​plat·​in | \ ˈsis-ˌplat-ᵊn How to pronounce cisplatin (audio) \

Medical Definition of cisplatin

: a platinum-containing antineoplastic drug Cl2H6N2Pt that functions as an alkylating agent, produces crosslinks in DNA between and within strands, and is used especially as a palliative therapy in testicular and ovarian tumors and in advanced bladder cancer — see platinol

More from Merriam-Webster on cisplatin

Rhyming Dictionary: Words that rhyme with cisplatin

Comments on cisplatin

What made you want to look up cisplatin? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Show Comments  Hide Comments 

WORD OF THE DAY

vexillology

Listen to the pronounciation of vexillology

the study of flags

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

Semantic Drift Quiz

  • a twisty river
  • Which of the following was once a synonym for fun?
Spell It

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

TAKE THE QUIZ
Bee Cubed

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games