MALAPROPOS
\mˌale͡ɪpɹˈə͡ʊpə͡ʊz], \mˌaleɪpɹˈəʊpəʊz], \m_ˌa_l_eɪ_p_ɹ_ˈəʊ_p_əʊ_z]\
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at an inconvenient time; "he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner"; "she answered malapropos"
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of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature
By Princeton University
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at an inconvenient time; "he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner"; "she answered malapropos"
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of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature
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.