PRIESTCRAFT
\pɹˈiːstkɹaft], \pɹˈiːstkɹaft], \p_ɹ_ˈiː_s_t_k_ɹ_a_f_t]\
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Priestly policy; the policy of a priesthood; esp., in an ill sense, fraud or imposition in religious concerns; management by priests to gain wealth and power by working upon the religious motives or credulity of others.
By Oddity Software
By Daniel Lyons
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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.