NONPROLIFERATION
\nˌɒnpɹəlˌɪfəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \nˌɒnpɹəlˌɪfəɹˈeɪʃən], \n_ˌɒ_n_p_ɹ_ə_l_ˌɪ_f_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons).
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.