FACIO UT DES
\fˈe͡ɪsɪˌə͡ʊ ˈʌt dˈɛs], \fˈeɪsɪˌəʊ ˈʌt dˈɛs], \f_ˈeɪ_s_ɪ__ˌəʊ ˈʌ_t d_ˈɛ_s]\
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A species of contract in the civil law, which occurs when a man agrees to perform anything for a price, either specifically mentioned or left to the determination of the law to set a value on it. As when a servant hires himself to his master for certain wages or an agreed sum of money. 2 Bl. Com. 445.
By John Bouvier
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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.