| disproportionate dwarfism | Dwarfism in which the limbs and trunk are not of proportional length for age or stage of development. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| disproportionating enzyme | Dextrin transglycosylase or glycosyltransferase;a 4-glycosyltransferase converting maltodextrins into amylose and glucose by transferring parts of 1,4-glucan chains to new 4-positions on glucose or other 1,4-glucans. Synonym: amylomaltase, D enzyme, dextrin glycosyltransferase, dextrin transglycosylase, disproportionating enzyme. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disproportionation | <chemistry> The splitting of a chemical compound into two new compounds, one more oxidized and one more reduced than the original compound. (11 Jan 1998) |