NOT IN MY BACKYARD (NIMBY)
\nˈɒt ɪn ma͡ɪ bˈakjɑːd nˈɪmbi], \nˈɒt ɪn maɪ bˈakjɑːd nˈɪmbi], \n_ˈɒ_t ɪ_n m_aɪ b_ˈa_k_j_ɑː_d__ n_ˈɪ_m_b_i]\
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When members of a community unite together to oppose the establishment that is not desired due to the hazardous nature of their activities, and sometimes against the establishment of institutions such as hospitals and school, due to a fear of being subject to the negative effects of having such an establishment in the neigbourhood.
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.
Nearby Words
- not found
- not guilty
- not guilty by statute
- not held order
- not in contract (nic)
- NOT IN MY BACKYARD (NIMBY)
- not intrusive
- not invented here
- not kin
- not late
- not less than (nlt)