FLYBLOWN
\flˈa͡ɪblə͡ʊn], \flˈaɪbləʊn], \f_l_ˈaɪ_b_l_əʊ_n]\
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spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots"
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foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns"
By Princeton University
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spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots"
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foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.