YAW
\jˈɔː], \jˈɔː], \j_ˈɔː]\
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
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deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"
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be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon"
By Princeton University
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To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
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A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
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To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; - said of a ship.
By Oddity Software
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To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
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A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
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To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; - said of a ship.
By Noah Webster.
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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.