PARSIMONIOUS
\pˌɑːsɪmˈə͡ʊnɪəs], \pˌɑːsɪmˈəʊnɪəs], \p_ˌɑː_s_ɪ_m_ˈəʊ_n_ɪ__ə_s]\
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excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
By Princeton University
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excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Daniel Lyons
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PARSIMONIOUSLY.
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Meanly economical; stingy.
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.