HORNBILL
\hˈɔːnbɪl], \hˈɔːnbɪl], \h_ˈɔː_n_b_ɪ_l]\
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bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers
By Princeton University
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.