SUBMARINE FORESTS
\sˈʌbməɹˌiːn fˈɒɹɪsts], \sˈʌbməɹˌiːn fˈɒɹɪsts], \s_ˈʌ_b_m_ə_ɹ_ˌiː_n f_ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ_s_t_s]\
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(Geol.) In several places along the British coasts ; generally beds of peat, or semi-lignite, with roots and trunks of oak, Scotch fir, alder, yew, etc., overlain by many feet of marine silt; showing (1) formation at a higher level than present sea-board ; then (2) submersion ; and (3) re-elevation ; the flora the same as that now existing.
By Henry Percy Smith
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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.