CLAPTRAP
\klˈaptɹap], \klˈaptɹap], \k_l_ˈa_p_t_ɹ_a_p]\
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A contrivance for clapping in theaters.
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Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.
By Oddity Software
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A contrivance for clapping in theaters.
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Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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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.