EGOTISTIC
\ˌɛɡətˈɪstɪk], \ˌɛɡətˈɪstɪk], \ˌɛ_ɡ_ə_t_ˈɪ_s_t_ɪ_k]\
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characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes"
By Princeton University
By James Champlin Fernald
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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.