CONTAMINATED
\kəntˈamɪnˌe͡ɪtɪd], \kəntˈamɪnˌeɪtɪd], \k_ə_n_t_ˈa_m_ɪ_n_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_d]\
Definitions of CONTAMINATED
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contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen
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rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; "had to boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams"
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.