ABOLITIONIST
\ˌabəlˈɪʃənˌɪst], \ˌabəlˈɪʃənˌɪst], \ˌa_b_ə_l_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n_ˌɪ_s_t]\
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One who is in favor of doing away with some law or custom; one of those who, during the Civil War, opposed slavery.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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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.