PINCERS
\pˈɪnsəz], \pˈɪnsəz], \p_ˈɪ_n_s_ə_z]\
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An instrument with two handles and two jaws working on a pivot, used for gripping things; nippers. Also, pinchers.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Prehensile claws, as of lobster; chelae of Insects; chelicerae of Arachnids.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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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.