MERYCISM
\mˈɜːɹɪsˌɪzəm], \mˈɜːɹɪsˌɪzəm], \m_ˈɜː_ɹ_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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By Thomas Davidson
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[Greek] Chewing the cud; rumination; the act of regurgitating food from the stomach and chewing it again; performed normally by the ruminants and abnormally in man.
By Alexander Duane
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Rumination; regurgitation of food from stomach and chewing it again.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
Word of the day
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.