TOBOGAN
\tˈɒbə͡ʊɡən], \tˈɒbəʊɡən], \t_ˈɒ_b_əʊ_ɡ_ə_n]\
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A sleigh used in Canada and by the Hudson's Bay Company, drawn by dogs, for travelling over snow ; made of thin boards, ten or twelve feet long, and from twelve to fifteen inches broad. Smaller ones, from five to eight feet long, are also used in Canada for sliding down hill over snow.-Bartlett's Americanisms.
By Henry Percy Smith
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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.