COMFORTATIVE
\kˈʌmfətətˌɪv], \kˈʌmfətətˌɪv], \k_ˈʌ_m_f_ə_t_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]\
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Tending to promote comfort: capable of making comfortable. "Comfortative and wholesome, too."-Udall.
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That which gives or ministers to comfort. "The two hundred crowns in gold . . . as a cordial and comfortative I carry next my heart."-Jarvis.
By Daniel Lyons
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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.