CONTUMACIOUS
\kɒntjuːmˈe͡ɪʃəs], \kɒntjuːmˈeɪʃəs], \k_ɒ_n_t_j_uː_m_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_s]\
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Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient.
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Willfully disobedient to the summous or prders of a court.
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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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.