DIABETOMETER
\dˌa͡ɪəbɪtˈɒmɪtə], \dˌaɪəbɪtˈɒmɪtə], \d_ˌaɪ_ə_b_ɪ_t_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_t_ə]\
Definitions of DIABETOMETER
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A polariscope for use in estimating the percentage of sugar in urine.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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An instrument for estimating the quantity of sugar in a given specimen of diabetic urine. Polariscopes especially constructed for the purpose have been used upon the principle that a dextrose solution always rotates polarized light and that the amount of rotation is in proportion to the concentration of the solution. See polarimeter. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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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.