ORDEAL BEAN
\ɔːdˈi͡əl bˈiːn], \ɔːdˈiəl bˈiːn], \ɔː_d_ˈiə_l b_ˈiː_n]\
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dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft
By Princeton University
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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.