PYRITES
\pa͡ɪɹˈa͡ɪtiːz], \paɪɹˈaɪtiːz], \p_aɪ_ɹ_ˈaɪ_t_iː_z]\
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A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A native compound of sulphur with other metals, so called because it strikes fire when struck against steel.
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PYRITIC, PYRITICAL.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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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.