SUPERINCUMBENT
\sˌuːpəɹɪnkˈʌmbənt], \sˌuːpəɹɪnkˈʌmbənt], \s_ˌuː_p_ə_ɹ_ɪ_n_k_ˈʌ_m_b_ə_n_t]\
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lying or resting on and exerting pressure on something else; "superincumbent layers of dead plants cut off the air and arrested decomposition"
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.