MACABERESQUE
\mˌakɐbəɹˈɛsk], \mˌakɐbəɹˈɛsk], \m_ˌa_k_ɐ_b_ə_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_k]\
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ma-k[=a]-b[.e]r-esk', adj. pertaining to, or like, the Dance of Death. [Fr. La Danse Macabre, Low L. Machabæorum chorea, the dance of the Maccabees, prob. because the seven brothers whose martyrdom is recorded in the 7th chapter of the 2d Book of Maccabees played an important part in the earliest form of the 14th-cent. drama on the subject.]
By Thomas Davidson
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.