CONTEMPLANT
\kˈɒntɪmplˌant], \kˈɒntɪmplˌant], \k_ˈɒ_n_t_ɪ_m_p_l_ˌa_n_t]\
Definitions of CONTEMPLANT
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Given to contemplation: meditative. "Contemplant spirits."-Coleridge.
By Daniel Lyons
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- 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.