platin

See also: Platin and platín

English

Etymology 1

Noun

platin (plural platins)

1. (engineering) Alternative form of platen.

Etymology 2

Noun

platin (plural platins)

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

Hyponyms

• cisplatin, carboplatin, nedaplatin, oxaliplatin

Derived terms

• platinate

References

• “platin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Taplin, plaint, pliant

Albanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Spanish platina

Noun

platin m

1. platinum

Danish

Chemical element
Pt
Previous: iridium (Ir)
Next: guld (Au)

Etymology

From German Platin, ultimately from Spanish platina.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -in

Noun

platin n (singular definite platinet, not used in plural form)

1. (uncountable) platinum (a metallic chemical element (symbol Pt) with atomic number 78)

Declension

Declension of platin

neuter gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	platin	platinet
genitive	platins	platinets

Derived terms

• platinere
• platinblond
• platinmetal
• platinplade

Further reading

• “platin” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

From plat +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pla.tɛ̃/

• Audio (France (Agen)):

  (file)

Noun

platin m (plural platins)

1. mudflat, a flat area of sandy or rocky land lying in the intertidal zone, and hence appearing at low tide
2. (Louisiana) a prairie pothole, a buffalo wallow, a circular pool of water embedded within a grassland

See also

• platier

Further reading

• “platin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Occitan

Etymology

Ultimately from Spanish platina

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Noun

platin m (uncountable)

1. platinum

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پلاتین (platin), from French platine, from Spanish platina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pla.tin/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

platin (definite accusative platini, uncountable)

1. platinum

Vietnamese

Chemical element
Pt
Previous: iriđi (Ir)
Next: vàng (Au)

Etymology

Ultimately from New Latin platinum, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [plaː˧˧ tin˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [plaː˧˧ tin˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [plaː˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: pla tin

Noun

platin

1. platinum (metal)

   Synonym: bạch kim

Volapük

Noun

platin (genitive platina, uncountable)

1. platinum (metal)