MON´STER
\mˈɒnstə], \mˈɒnstə], \m_ˈɒ_n_s_t_ə]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
An individual congenitally so malformed or defective in certain parts as to be unfitted for the course of life proper to its species. Less serious departures from normal are called malformations.
-
In botany, an abnormally developed part or organ.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
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.