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1. /enkw/ or /enk/ ENQuire. The mnemonic forASCII character 5.2. An on-line convention for querying someone'savailability. After opening a chat connection to someoneapparently in heavy hack mode, one might type "SYN SYN ENQ?" (the SYNs representing notional synchronisation bytes), andexpect a return of ACK or NAK depending on whether or notthe person felt interruptible.Compare ping, finger.
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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.