SHADOOF
\ʃˈaduːf], \ʃˈaduːf], \ʃ_ˈa_d_uː_f]\
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By Noah Webster.
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sha-d[=oo]f', n. a contrivance for raising water by means of a long rod pivoted near one end, the shorter arm weighted to act as the counterpoise of a lever, the longer carrying a bucket which is lowered into the water--much used on the Nile for irrigation purposes.--Also SHADUF'. [Ar. sh[=a]d[=u]f.]
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.