STEREOCHROMY
\stˌɛɹɪˈə͡ʊkɹəmɪ], \stˌɛɹɪˈəʊkɹəmɪ], \s_t_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɪ__ˈəʊ_k_ɹ_ə_m_ɪ]\
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A style of painting on plastered walls or stone, in which the colors are rendered permanent by sprinklings of water, in which is mixed a proportion of soluble glass (a silicate of soda).
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ster'[=e]-[=o]-kr[=o]-mi, n. a process of painting on stone or plaster-work, the colours rendered permanent by a solution of fluoric acid.--n. ST[=E]'REOCHROME, a picture of this kind.--adj. STEREOCHR[=O]'MIC.--adv. STEREOCHR[=O]'MICALLY. [Gr. stereos, hard, chr[=o]ma, colour.]
By Thomas Davidson
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.