EXPLOITATION
\ɛksplɔ͡ɪtˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɛksplɔɪtˈeɪʃən], \ɛ_k_s_p_l_ɔɪ_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"
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.