BEDEGAR
\bɪdˈɛɡə], \bɪdˈɛɡə], \b_ɪ_d_ˈɛ_ɡ_ə]\
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A gall produced on rosebushes, esp. on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (Rhodites rosae). It was once supposed to have medicinal properties.
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A gall produced on rosebushes, esp. on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (Rhodites rosae). It was once supposed to have medicinal properties.
By Noah Webster.
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An excrescence, which makes its appearance on different species of wild roses, and which is produced by the puncture of a small insect,-Cynips Rosae. It was formerly employed as a lithontriptic and vermifuge, but is not now used. It was slightly astringent.
By Robley Dunglison
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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.