ELEATIC PHILOSOPHY
\ɪlˈiːtɪk fɪlˈɒsəfi], \ɪlˈiːtɪk fɪlˈɒsəfi], \ɪ_l_ˈiː_t_ɪ_k f_ɪ_l_ˈɒ_s_ə_f_i]\
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(Hist.) The philosophic system of Xenophanes, in the sixth century B.C. It was confined to what he regarded as the only objects of real knowledge, namely, the ideas of God, or of being as it is in itself and as contrasted with the world of changing phenomena.
By Henry Percy Smith
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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.