| Library / English Dictionary |
PLATINUM
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
Synonyms:
atomic number 78; platinum; Pt
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("platinum" is a kind of...):
noble metal (any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation)
Context examples:
A new generation organic platinum analog with an extended spectrum of antineoplastic activity.
(Picoplatin, NCI Thesaurus)
The researchers also used cobalt as their molecular catalyst, instead of platinum or silver.
(‘Artificial leaf’ successfully produces clean gas, University of Cambridge)
An injectable collagen matrix gel containing the inorganic platinum agent cisplatin and the sympathicomimetic agent epinephrine with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Cisplatin-E Therapeutic Implant, NCI Thesaurus)
Inorganic compounds which contain platinum as the central atom.
(Platinum Compound, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A low molecular weight polymer-conjugated platinum complex with potential antineoplastic activity.
(DACH Polymer Platinate AP5346, NCI Thesaurus)
Cisplatin forms highly reactive, charged, platinum complexes which bind to nucleophilic groups such as GC-rich sites in DNA, inducing intrastrand and interstrand DNA cross-links, as well as DNA-protein cross-links.
(Cisplatin Liposomal, NCI Thesaurus)
An organoplatinum complex in which the platinum atom is complexed with 1,2-diaminocyclohexane (DACH) and with an oxalate ligand as a 'leaving group.'
(Oxaliplatin, NCI Thesaurus)
A platinum(IV) analogue with antineoplastic activity.
(Ormaplatin, NCI Thesaurus)
A combination agent composed of the benzo-poly-carbonic-acid polymer BP-Cx1 chelated to platinum with potential antineoplastic activity.
(BP-Cx1-Platinum Complex BP-C1, NCI Thesaurus)
It contains the metal platinum and may kill cancer cells by damaging their DNA and stopping them from dividing.
(BMS-182751, NCI Dictionary)
