FUNDATIO
\fʌndˈe͡ɪʃɪˌə͡ʊ], \fʌndˈeɪʃɪˌəʊ], \f_ʌ_n_d_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\
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Lat A founding or foundation. Particularly applied to the creation andendowment of corporations. As applied to eleemosynary corporations such as collegesand hospitals, It is said that "fundatio incipient' is the Incorporation or grant of corporatepowers, while "fundatio perflciens" Is the endowment or grant or gift of funds orrevenues. Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 4 Wheat. 667, 4 L. Ed. 629.
By Henry Campbell Black
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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.