JOBBING-HOUSE
\d͡ʒˈɒbɪŋhˈa͡ʊs], \dʒˈɒbɪŋhˈaʊs], \dʒ_ˈɒ_b_ɪ_ŋ_h_ˈaʊ_s]\
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[Amer.] A mercantile establishment, which purchases from importers and sells to retailers.-Bartlett's Americanisms.
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.