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/dow/ [German Fidonet] D"ummster Anzunehmender User. A Germanacronym for stupidest imaginable user. From theengineering-slang GAU for Gr"osster Anzunehmender Unfall(worst foreseeable accident), especially of a LNG tank farmplant or something with similarly disastrous consequences. Inpopular German, GAU is used only to refer to worst-casenuclear accidents such as a core meltdown.See cretin, loser and weasel.
By Denis Howe
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.