WATER GALL
\wˈɔːtə ɡˈɔːl], \wˈɔːtə ɡˈɔːl], \w_ˈɔː_t_ə ɡ_ˈɔː_l]\
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A cavity made in the earth by a torrent of water: an appearance in the sky known from experience to presage the approach of rain: a rainbow-colored spot: an imperfectly formed or a secondary rainbow: a weather-gall. "False good news are always produced by true good, like the water-gall by the rainbow."-H. Walpole.
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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.