WORCESTER, JOSEPH E.
\wˈʊstə], \wˈʊstə], \w_ˈʊ_s_t_ə]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
(1784-1865), edited the "American Almanac" from 1831 to 1843. He published valuable textbooks on history and geography, and his '' Dictionary of the English Language," which attempted to represent the English language as it was, while Noah Webster's, in the original editions, represented it as Webster thought it ought to be.
By John Franklin Jameson
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.