BRIEF OUT OF THE CHANCERY
\bɹˈiːf ˌa͡ʊtəv ðə t͡ʃˈansəɹi], \bɹˈiːf ˌaʊtəv ðə tʃˈansəɹi], \b_ɹ_ˈiː_f ˌaʊ_t_ə_v ð_ə tʃ_ˈa_n_s_ə_ɹ_i]\
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In Scotch law. A writ issued in the name of the sovereign in the election of tutors to minors, the cognoscing of lunatics or of idiots, and the ascertaining the widow's terce; and sometimes in dividing the property belonging to heirs-portioners. In these cases only brieves are now in use. Bell.
By Henry Campbell Black
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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.