BLUE-GOWNS
\blˈuːɡˈa͡ʊnz], \blˈuːɡˈaʊnz], \b_l_ˈuː_ɡ_ˈaʊ_n_z]\
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-in Scot.-or King's Bedesmen, i.e. praying for him; and receiving a small bounty, with a blue gown, and badge " pass and repass; " and so = privileged mendicants, such as Edie Ochiltree (Walter Scott, Antiquary). None appointed since 1833; all have now died out.
By Henry Percy Smith
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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.