CILIATE
\sˈɪlɪˌe͡ɪt], \sˈɪlɪˌeɪt], \s_ˈɪ_l_ɪ__ˌeɪ_t]\
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a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
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having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
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.