DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
\dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt sˈɜːvɪs kɹˈɒs], \dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt sˈɜːvɪs kɹˈɒs], \d_ɪ_s_t_ˈɪ_ŋ_ɡ_w_ɪ_ʃ_t s_ˈɜː_v_ɪ_s k_ɹ_ˈɒ_s]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
a United States Army decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy
By Princeton University
Word of the day
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.