Meanings
nouncarboplatin (uncountable)
alternative carboplatinum
- uncountablemedicineAn organic derivative of platinum that is used in chemotherapy.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
- Latincarbōnem
- Frenchcarbone
- Englishcarbon
- Englishcarbo-
- Englishcarboplatin
From carbo- + -platin (“platinum derivative”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque karboplatino
- karboplatinoTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 卡鉑 /卡铂
- 卡鉑 /卡铂 (kǎbó)Translations
Finnish karboplatiini
- karboplatiiniTranslations
French carboplatine
- carboplatineTranslations
German Carboplatin
- CarboplatinTranslations
Greek καρβοπλατίνη
- καρβοπλατίνη (karvoplatíni)Translations
Hungarian karboplatin
- karboplatinTranslations
Italian carboplatino
- carboplatinoTranslations
Japanese カルボプラチン
- カルボプラチン (karubopurachin)Translations
Korean 카보플라틴
- 카보플라틴 (kabopeullatin)Translations
Latin carboplatinum
- carboplatinumTranslations
Polish karboplatyna
- karboplatynaTranslations
Portuguese carboplatina
- carboplatinaTranslations
Russian карбопла́тин
- карбопла́тин (karboplátin)Translations
Spanish carboplatino
- carboplatinoTranslations
Turkish karboplatin
- karboplatinTranslations
Ukrainian карбопла́тин
- карбопла́тин (karboplátyn)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
carboplatin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboplatin
MLA
“carboplatin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboplatin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carboplatin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboplatin.
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