PLAGIUM
\plˈad͡ʒəm], \plˈadʒəm], \p_l_ˈa_dʒ_ə_m]\
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Lat. In the civil law. Man-stealing; kidnapping. The offense of enticing away and stealing men, children, and slaves. Calvin. The persuading a slave to escape from his master, or tlie concealing or harboring him without the knowledge of his master. Dig. 48, 15, 6.
By Henry Campbell Black
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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.