INVULTUATION
\ɪnvˌʌlt͡ʃuːˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɪnvˌʌltʃuːˈeɪʃən], \ɪ_n_v_ˌʌ_l_tʃ_uː_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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in-vul-t[=u]-[=a]'shun, n. the act of piercing a wax or clay image of a person that he may suffer torture and die--one of the commonest methods of witchcraft. [Low L. invultuation-em--invultare, to stab the face of--L. in, in, vultus, the face.]
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.