MEALY-MOUTHED
\mˈiːlimˈa͡ʊðd], \mˈiːlimˈaʊðd], \m_ˈiː_l_i_m_ˈaʊ_ð_d]\
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hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy; "a mealymouthed politician"
By Princeton University
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hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy; "a mealymouthed politician"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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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.