LUMINOSITY
\lˌuːmɪnˈɒsɪti], \lˌuːmɪnˈɒsɪti], \l_ˌuː_m_ɪ_n_ˈɒ_s_ɪ_t_i]\
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Luminousness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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Endowed with the property of producing light. In physiological optics the brightness factor in different colors. The distribution of luminosity in the spectral colors change with the amount of illumination. See Purkinje phenomenon under Purkinje.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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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.