n :  a platinum-containing antineoplastic drug Cl₂H₆N₂Pt that functions as an alkylating agent, produces crosslinks in DNA between and within strands, and is used esp. as a palliative therapy in testicular and ovarian tumors and in advanced bladder cancer - see PLATINOL  .
 
 
 
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