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\ɐskɹˈɪpʃən], \ɐskɹˈɪpʃən], \ɐ_s_k_ɹ_ˈɪ_p_ʃ_ə_n]\
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assigning to a cause or source; "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso"
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assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; "the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription to me of honors I had not earned"
By Princeton University
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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.