ORATORIANS
\ˌɒɹətˈɔːɹi͡ənz], \ˌɒɹətˈɔːɹiənz], \ˌɒ_ɹ_ə_t_ˈɔː_ɹ_iə_n_z]\
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A title specially given to the congregation of regular clerks founded by St. Philip Neri at Rome, early in the sixteenth century. The Oratory at Paris, founded by Cardinal de Berulle, in 1611, produced many eminent men, among them Malebranche and Massillon.
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.