EXPLOITATION
\ɛksplɔ͡ɪtˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɛksplɔɪtˈeɪʃən], \ɛ_k_s_p_l_ɔɪ_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"
By Princeton University
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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.