Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carboplatin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: car-bo-platin
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organic derivative of platinum that is used in chemotherapy.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English carbo- English -platin English carboplatin From carbo- + -platin (“platinum derivative”).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

carboplatinum (alternative)

Questions

What does carboplatin mean?: An organic derivative of platinum that is used in chemotherapy.
Where does carboplatin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English carbo- English -platin English carboplatin From carbo- + -platin (“platinum derivative”).

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