metallodrug

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noun

Any of several pharmaceuticals that contain metals such as silver or platinum; especially such anticancer drugs

OriginEnglish drug ← Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon) →
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Meanings

nounmetallodrug (plural metallodrugs)

plural metallodrugs

  1. medicineAny of several pharmaceuticals that contain metals such as silver or platinum; especially such anticancer drugs

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμέτᾰλλον (métăllon)
  2. Englishmetallo-
  3. Englishdrug
  4. Englishmetallodrug

From metallo- + drug.

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APA

metallodrug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallodrug

MLA

“metallodrug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallodrug. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metallodrug,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallodrug.

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