plural of platinate

(engineering) Alternative form of platen

(medicine) Any platinum-based antineoplastic, of which class cisplatin is the archetypal member.

present participle of platinate

plural of platin

simple past tense and past participle of platinate

(chemistry) Reaction with a platinate ion

plural of platination

(pharmacology) Used to form names of platinum derivatives used as antineoplastic agents.

The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value. / A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.