JIB-AND-STAYSAIL JACK
\d͡ʒˈɪbandstˈe͡ɪse͡ɪl d͡ʒˈak], \dʒˈɪbandstˈeɪseɪl dʒˈak], \dʒ_ˈɪ_b_a_n_d_s_t_ˈeɪ_s_eɪ_l dʒ_ˈa_k]\
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(Naut.) An inexperienced and fidgety officer.
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.