DISFIGUREMENT
\dɪsfˈɪɡəmənt], \dɪsfˈɪɡəmənt], \d_ɪ_s_f_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə_m_ə_n_t]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape"
By Princeton University
-
the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Noah Webster.
Word of the day
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.