JEROME XAVIER
\d͡ʒˈɛɹə͡ʊm zˈe͡ɪvɪə], \dʒˈɛɹəʊm zˈeɪvɪə], \dʒ_ˈɛ_ɹ_əʊ_m z_ˈeɪ_v_ɪ__ə]\
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A Spanish Jesuit missionary and writer; born in Navarre; died in Goa, 16-. He wrote both in Latin and in Persian. Among his chief works are: "A Treatise on the Mysteries of Christianity" (1600); a "Life of the Apostles"; a "History of Jesus Christ"; and a "Directory of Kings for the Government of their Subjects".
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.