HOARHOUND
\hˈɔːha͡ʊnd], \hˈɔːhaʊnd], \h_ˈɔː_h_aʊ_n_d]\
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By James Champlin Fernald
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HOREHOUND, h[=o]r'hownd, n. a plant of a whitish or downy appearance, used as a tonic. [M. E. horehune--A.S. hárhúne, from hár, hoar or white, and húne (acc. to Skeat, meaning 'strong-scented'); cf. L. cunila, Gr. konil[=e], wild marjoram.]
By Thomas Davidson
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.