AVARITIA
\ˈavɑːɹˌɪʃə], \ˈavɑːɹˌɪʃə], \ˈa_v_ɑː_ɹ_ˌɪ_ʃ_ə]\
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reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
By Princeton University
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reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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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.