VANDALISM
\vˈandəlˌɪzəm], \vˈandəlˌɪzəm], \v_ˈa_n_d_ə_l_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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By Princeton University
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Deliberate destruction of what is beautiful, especially of works of art; as, the bombardment of Rheims cathedral was an act of vandalism.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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.