MA BELL
\mˈɑː bˈɛl], \mˈɑː bˈɛl], \m_ˈɑː b_ˈɛ_l]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
Telecommunications giant AT&T's old, nostalgic name. Originally called Ma Bell because it was the primary service provider of telephone services and seen as the mother of the industry. The company adapted to the AT&T name after dismantling the original bell system company.
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
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.