DUG-OUT
\dˈʌɡˈa͡ʊt], \dˈʌɡˈaʊt], \d_ˈʌ_ɡ_ˈaʊ_t]\
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A canoe hollowed out from a log; a rough kind of shelter dug in the side of a hill or bank; in the World War, a shelter dug in the back wall of a trench, where front line troops may rest.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Sir Augustus Henry
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.