FULCRUM FORCEPS
\fˈʌlkɹəm fˈɔːsɛps], \fˈʌlkɹəm fˈɔːsɛps], \f_ˈʌ_l_k_ɹ_ə_m f_ˈɔː_s_ɛ_p_s]\
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An instrument used by dentists, and consisting of a forceps in which one beak is furnished with a hinged metal plate, padded with india-rubber, which rests against the gum, while the other beak has the usual tooth or gouge shape.
By Daniel Lyons
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EF 1H
- Peptide elongation factor 1 multisubunit protein that responsible GTP-dependent binding of aminoacyl-tRNAs eukaryotic ribosomes. alpha 1alpha) binds tRNA transfers it ribosome in a process linked to GTP hydrolysis. The beta and delta subunits (1beta, EF-1delta) are involved exchanging GDP for GTP. gamma subunit (1gamma) is structural component.
Nearby Words
- fulcra
- fulcra or fulcrums
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