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\fˈɔːməlˌɪst], \fˈɔːməlˌɪst], \f_ˈɔː_m_ə_l_ˌɪ_s_t]\
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By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. One who observes forms or; practises outward ceremonies;—a follower of routine;—one who has the form of religion without the power or spirit of it.
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One who prefers appearance to reality.
By Thomas Sheridan
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.