WHELM
\wˈɛlm], \wˈɛlm], \w_ˈɛ_l_m]\
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Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows.
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To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
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Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows.
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To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
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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.