MOCK ORANGE
\mˈɒk ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ], \mˈɒk ˈɒɹɪndʒ], \m_ˈɒ_k ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ_n_dʒ]\
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small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge
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small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
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large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
By Princeton University
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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.