YARDSTICK
\jˈɑːdstɪk], \jˈɑːdstɪk], \j_ˈɑː_d_s_t_ɪ_k]\
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a ruler or tape that is three feet long
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a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
By Princeton University
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a ruler or tape that is three feet long
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a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.