GALLIAMBIC
\ɡalˈi͡əmbɪk], \ɡalˈiəmbɪk], \ɡ_a_l_ˈiə_m_b_ɪ_k]\
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In pros. a term applied to a kind of verse consisting of two iambic dimeters catalectic, the last of which wants the final syllable.
By Daniel Lyons
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.