NECKWEED
\nˈɛkwiːd], \nˈɛkwiːd], \n_ˈɛ_k_w_iː_d]\
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An American annual weed (veronica peregrina), with small white flowers and a roundish pod.
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The hemp; - so called as furnishing ropes for hanging criminals.
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- 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.