GALVANIZER
\ɡˈalvɐnˌa͡ɪzə], \ɡˈalvɐnˌaɪzə], \ɡ_ˈa_l_v_ɐ_n_ˌaɪ_z_ə]\
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a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc
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a leader who stimulates and excites people to action
By Princeton University
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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.