HARQUEBUSE
\hˈɑːkwɪbjˌuːs], \hˈɑːkwɪbjˌuːs], \h_ˈɑː_k_w_ɪ_b_j_ˌuː_s]\
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A firearm with match holder, trigger, and tumbler, made in the second half of the 15th century. the barrel was about forty inches long. A form of the harquebus was subsequently called arquebus with matchlock.
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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.