DIAMANTIFEROUS
\dˌa͡ɪəmantˈɪfəɹəs], \dˌaɪəmantˈɪfəɹəs], \d_ˌaɪ_ə_m_a_n_t_ˈɪ_f_ə_ɹ_ə_s]\
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Yielding or bearing diamonds: diamond producing. "Men with thick straw shoes go on walking about in the diamantiferous sands of the valley."-Academy.
By Daniel Lyons
By Thomas Davidson
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Diamond-yielding. [French]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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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.