FLUSHING
\flˈʌʃɪŋ], \flˈʌʃɪŋ], \f_l_ˈʌ_ʃ_ɪ_ŋ]\
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By Oddity Software
By Noah Webster.
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A transient reddening of the face that may be due to fever, certain drugs, exertion, stress, or a disease process.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A glow of red, as in the face; as, the disease is characterized by frequent flushings of the face; in weaving, a thread which, in the process of twilling, spans several threads of the warp without intersection; a floating; a kind of stout woollen cloth; "Some stout skipper paces his deck in a suit of flushing."-C. Reade.
By Daniel Lyons
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.