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nojirimycin (medicine)


nojirimycin
<drug> Antibiotic produced by Streptomyces strains, inhibits _ glucosidases and prevents normal glycosylation of proteins by interfering with the early pruning down to the core carbohydrate that is normally followed by addition of specific sugar residues.


shack(9) (iou)



shack verb3. slang (orig. N. Amer.). L19.
[from SHACK noun3.]
verb intrans. Live in a shack. L19.
a. verb trans. Foll. by up: provide (esp. a lover) with accommodation or lodging; in pass., lodge, cohabit, (with a lover). E20.
D. Lodge Philip..is shacked up with Melanie at that address.
b. verb intrans. Obtain temporary accommodation or shelter; cohabit, esp. as lovers, set up house with. Usu. foll. by up. M20.
Comb.: shack-job, shack-up (an instance of) cohabitation; a partner in cohabitation, a lover.