ALCHEMY, ALCHYMY
\ˈalkəmi], \ˈalkəmi], \ˈa_l_k_ə_m_i]\
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The infant stage of chemistry, as astrology was of astronomy. A chief pursuit of the alchemists was to transmute the other metals into gold, and to discover the elixir of life. Also, in old authors, a mixed metal formerly used for various utensils, hence a trumpet. Milton.
By Daniel Lyons
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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.