SCHOLARSMATE
\skˈɒlɑːsmˌe͡ɪt], \skˈɒlɑːsmˌeɪt], \s_k_ˈɒ_l_ɑː_s_m_ˌeɪ_t]\
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In chess, a simple mode of checkmate, frequently practiced on inexperienced players, in which the skilled player's queen, supported by a bishop, mates the tyro's king in four moves. "A simple trip, akin to scholar's mate at chess."-H. Kingsley.
By Daniel Lyons
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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.