PLOWMAN PIERS
\plˈa͡ʊmən pˈi͡əz], \plˈaʊmən pˈiəz], \p_l_ˈaʊ_m_ə_n p_ˈiə_z]\
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Assumed name of William Longland or Langland. An English satirical writer of the 14th century. His work "The Vision of Piers Plowman"-a religious and moral allegory, in rhyme-is a picture of the disorders in church and State prevailing at his time.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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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.