FASCES
\fˈasɪz], \fˈasɪz], \f_ˈa_s_ɪ_z]\
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A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.
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A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.
By Noah Webster.
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(Roman antiquities) A bundle of rods with an axe in the middle, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.
By Daniel Lyons
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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.