MONETAGIUM
\mˌʌnɪtˈe͡ɪd͡ʒəm], \mˌʌnɪtˈeɪdʒəm], \m_ˌʌ_n_ɪ_t_ˈeɪ_dʒ_ə_m]\
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Mintage, or the right of coining money. Cowell. Hence, anciently, a tribute payable to a lord who had the prerogative of coining money, by his tenants, in consideration of his refraining from changing the coinage. Monetandi jus comprehend!tur in re- galibus quae nunqnam a re^io sceptro abdicantur. The right of coining money is comprehended among those royal prerogatives which are never relinquished by the royal scepter. Dav. Ir. IC. B. 18.
By Henry Campbell Black
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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.