THEORY OF VORTICES
\θˈi͡əɹi ɒv vˈɔːtɪsˌiːz], \θˈiəɹi ɒv vˈɔːtɪsˌiːz], \θ_ˈiə_ɹ_i_ ɒ_v v_ˈɔː_t_ɪ_s_ˌiː_z]\
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(Astron.) The hypothesis of Descartes, that the planets are carried round the sun by a vortex of a fine and subtile kind of matter, whose motion keeps up theirs. Though weighted with many difficulties, the theory was once very famous, and almost universally received.
By Henry Percy Smith
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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.