PROPITIATORY
\pɹəpˈɪtɪətəɹˌi], \pɹəpˈɪtɪətəɹˌi], \p_ɹ_ə_p_ˈɪ_t_ɪ__ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\
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having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"
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intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture"
By Princeton University
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having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"
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intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice.
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The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah.
By Oddity Software
By Daniel Lyons
Word of the day
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.