PILUM
\pˈɪləm], \pˈɪləm], \p_ˈɪ_l_ə_m]\
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By Thomas Davidson
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A pestle. A wooden, iron, bell-metal, marble, agate, porcelain, or glass instrument for beating or dividing substances in a mortar. A spring pestle is one attached above to a spring, so as to take off the weight, and thus lessen the labour of pounding.
By Robley Dunglison
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.