DISTEMPERATURE
\dɪstˈɛmpəɹət͡ʃə], \dɪstˈɛmpəɹətʃə], \d_ɪ_s_t_ˈɛ_m_p_ə_ɹ_ə_tʃ_ə]\
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n. Bad temperature; excess of heat, cold, or moisture;—confusion; irregularity;—violent disturbance; outrageousness;—mental uneasiness; perturbation;—indisposition.
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Intemperateness, excels of heat or cold; perturbation of the mind.
By Thomas Sheridan
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.