NECESSITARIANS
\nəsˌɛsɪtˈe͡əɹi͡ənz], \nəsˌɛsɪtˈeəɹiənz], \n_ə_s_ˌɛ_s_ɪ_t_ˈeə_ɹ_iə_n_z]\
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The doctrine of necessity is that liberty can be predicated only of actions done in consequence of volitions; but not of the volitions themselves; of which last motives, they say, are the cause; while the doctrine of liberty is that motives are not the cause, but the occasion. Calvinists have generally been Necessitarians.
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.