Etymology

metallodrug

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Today it means: Any of several pharmaceuticals that contain metals such as silver or platinum; especially such anticancer drugs Full definition →

English drug ← Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)
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  1. Ancient Greekμέτᾰλλον (métăllon)
  2. Englishmetallo-
  3. Englishdrug
  4. English todaymetallodrug

From metallo- + drug.

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