INOCULATING
\ɪnˈɒkjʊlˌe͡ɪtɪŋ], \ɪnˈɒkjʊlˌeɪtɪŋ], \ɪ_n_ˈɒ_k_j_ʊ_l_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_ŋ]\
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the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity; "doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the innoculating"
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.