PLAGIOTROPISM
\plˈad͡ʒɪˌɒtɹə͡ʊpˌɪzəm], \plˈadʒɪˌɒtɹəʊpˌɪzəm], \p_l_ˈa_dʒ_ɪ__ˌɒ_t_ɹ_əʊ_p_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By J.H. Kenneth
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pl[=a]-ji-ot'r[=o]-pizm, n. a mode of turning of the organs of plants in the direction of gravitation or of the ray of light.--adj. PLAGIOTROP'IC.--adv. PLAGIOTROP'ICALLY. [Gr. plagios, oblique, tropos, a turning.]
By Thomas Davidson
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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.