PRECIOSITY
\pɹˌɛsɪˈɒsɪti], \pɹˌɛsɪˈɒsɪti], \p_ɹ_ˌɛ_s_ɪ__ˈɒ_s_ɪ_t_i]\
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the French precieuses of the 17th century.
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Preciousness; something precious.
By Oddity Software
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Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the French precieuses of the 17th century.
By Noah Webster.
Word of the day
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.