PREPARATIVE
\pɹɪpˈaɹətˌɪv], \pɹɪpˈaɹətˌɪv], \p_ɹ_ɪ_p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]\
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Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory.
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That which is done in the way of preparation.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Having the power of preparing or making ready: fitting for anything.
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That which prepares: preparation.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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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.