ENCUMBRANCE
\ɛnkˈʌmbɹəns], \ɛnkˈʌmbɹəns], \ɛ_n_k_ˈʌ_m_b_ɹ_ə_n_s]\
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an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
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a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
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any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
By Princeton University
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an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
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a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
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any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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That which encumbers; a burdensome addition.
By James Champlin Fernald
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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.