[Dixonary] Round 2131, PROLINE: Results/Scores

[Dodi Schultz]

Mike's away from his home computer, so we haven't yet had rolling scores
following the last round--but no such reference was needed to determine
the outcome for this one. Our next dealer, whose PROLINE def, "bending
back upon itself" (#13), racked up 7 votes, is Tony Abell. The number
two favorite, with 4 points, was Tim Lodge's "common; inferior" (#15).

The D0 recorded here isn't quite real, since there were two DQs: Johnny
Barrs (of course!) and Millie Morgan both confessed up front to being
familiar with the word.

Over to you, Tony!

--Dodi


1. a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each
other, forming a grid. In the context of the culture of ancient
Greece, it is called Hippodamian.
Submitter: Widdis Votes: 2 & 13 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Madnick; Savage

2. the first thread a spider produces when it starts a brand-new web;
it is both stronger and stickier than subsequent threads.
Submitter: Crom Votes: 7 & 9 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Widdis

3. [Poet.] an extremely long line in what is normally a strictly
controlled metre.
Submitter: Barrs Vote: DQ DQ + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
4. an amino acid that is found in many proteins, especially collagen.
Submitter: Dictionary Vote: N/A D0
Voted for by:

5. a legal adjudication as to the boundaries of a noble's estate.
Submitter: Shefler Votes: 13 & 14 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Madnick

6. [Golf sl.] the route to the hole taken by better players.
Submitter: Bourne Votes: 8 & 9 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:

7. of or pertaining to offspring; esp. of property.
Submitter: Keating Votes: 13 & 15 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Crom; Hart; Abell

8. the scratch mark in a cycling handicap event.
Submitter: Morgan Vote: DQ DQ + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Bourne

9. spine or axis of a feather; the spinal cord.
Submitter: Madnick Votes: 1 & 5 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Crom; Bourne; Savage

10. [Med.] suffering from excessive thirst.
Submitter: Shepherdson Votes: 11 & 16 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Carson

11. three degrees east of magnetic north.
Submitter: Stevens Votes: 13 & 15 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Shepherdson; Weltz

12. asserting unwarranted authority.
Submitter: Hart Votes: 7 & 16 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Grieco

13. bending back upon itself.
Submitter: Abell Votes: 7 & 14 0 + 7 = 7
Voted for by: Widdis; Shefler; Keating; Stevens; Weltz; Lodge;
Cunningham

14. lying on one's side.
Submitter: Weltz Votes: 11 & 13 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Shefler; Abell; Carson

15. common; inferior.
Submitter: Lodge Votes: 13 & 16 0 + 4 = 4
Voted for by: Keating; Stevens; Cunningham; Grieco

16. a female worker.
Submitter: Cunningham Votes: 13 & 15 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Shepherdson; Hart; Lodge

17. a sinkhole.
Submitter: Carson Votes: 10 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:

No def: Grieco Votes: 12 & 15 0 + 0 = 0

No def: Savage Votes: 1 & 9 0 + 0 = 0


* * * * * * *


Player Def# Voted for Points
------------------------------ ---- ----------- -------------
Abell ........................ 13 7 & 14 0 + 7 =7
Barrs ........................ 3 DQ DQ + 0 =0
Bourne ....................... 6 8 & 9 0 + 0 =0
Carson ....................... 17 10 & 14 0 + 0 =0

Crom ......................... 2 7 & 9 0 + 1 =1

Cunningham ................... 16 13 & 15 0 + 3 =3
Dictionary ................... 4 N/A D0
Grieco ....................... 12 & 15 0 + 0 =0
Hart ......................... 12 7 & 16 0 + 1 =1
Keating ...................... 7 13 & 15 0 + 3 =3
Lodge ........................ 15 13 & 16 0 + 4 =4

Madnick ...................... 9 1 & 5 0 + 3 =3
Morgan ....................... 8 DQ DQ + 1 =1

Savage ....................... 1 & 9 0 + 0 =0

Shefler ...................... 5 13 & 14 0 + 1 =1

Shepherdson .................. 10 11 & 16 0 + 1 =1

Stevens ...................... 11 13 & 15 0 + 2 =2

Weltz ........................ 14 11 & 13 0 + 3 =3
Widdis ....................... 1 2 & 13 0 + 2 =2

[JohnnyB]

Dodi

I was a DQ - but I learned something (a word I didn't know) -- I had said to
you 'amino acid' After confirming my DQ I checked the OED and found that
it said 'imino acid' ---proline: A heterocyclic imino acid which occurs in
proteins and is a major constituent of collagen - Chemical name:
2-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid; C5H9NO2.

so I looked up imino and found this

1953 FRUTON & SIMMONDS Gen. Biochem. iii. 49 The hydrolysis of a protein
leads to the formation of a variety of amino acids... The compounds having
the general formula shown are termed {alpha}-amino acids, whereas proline
and hydroxyproline are more correctly designated {alpha}-imino acids; for
convenience, however, these two cyclic compounds are also called amino
acids.

I have since found that the use of the term "imino-acid" for such amino
acids as occur in proline is disputed --- if I personally had to come down
on any side in that dispute I would plump for 'imino' on the grounds that an
amine has a primary =NH2 and an imine has a secondary =NH

JohnnyB


> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 2:41 PM
> To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2131, PROLINE: Results/Scores
>
>
> Mike's away from his home computer, so we haven't yet had
> rolling scores following the last round--but no such
> reference was needed to determine the outcome for this one.
> Our next dealer, whose PROLINE def, "bending back upon
> itself" (#13), racked up 7 votes, is Tony Abell. The number
> two favorite, with 4 points, was Tim Lodge's "common; inferior" (#15).
>
> The D0 recorded here isn't quite real, since there were two
> DQs: Johnny Barrs (of course!) and Millie Morgan both
> confessed up front to being familiar with the word.
>
> Over to you, Tony!
>
> --Dodi
>
>
> 1. a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each
> other, forming a grid. In the context of the culture of ancient
> Greece, it is called Hippodamian.
> Submitter: Widdis Votes: 2 & 13 0 + 2 = 2
> Voted for by: Madnick; Savage
>
> 2. the first thread a spider produces when it starts a
> brand-new web; it is both stronger and stickier than
> subsequent threads.
> Submitter: Crom Votes: 7 & 9 0 + 1 = 1
> Voted for by: Widdis
>
> 3. [Poet.] an extremely long line in what is normally a strictly
> controlled metre.
> Submitter: Barrs Vote: DQ DQ + 0 = 0
> Voted for by:
> 4. an amino acid that is found in many proteins, especially
> collagen.
> Submitter: Dictionary Vote: N/A D0
> Voted for by:
>
> 5. a legal adjudication as to the boundaries of a noble's estate.
> Submitter: Shefler Votes: 13 & 14 0 + 1 = 1
> Voted for by: Madnick
>
> 6. [Golf sl.] the route to the hole taken by better players.
> Submitter: Bourne Votes: 8 & 9 0 + 0 = 0
> Voted for by:
>
> 7. of or pertaining to offspring; esp. of property.
> Submitter: Keating Votes: 13 & 15 0 + 3 = 3
> Voted for by: Crom; Hart; Abell
>
> 8. the scratch mark in a cycling handicap event.
> Submitter: Morgan Vote: DQ DQ + 1 = 1
> Voted for by: Bourne
>
> 9. spine or axis of a feather; the spinal cord.
> Submitter: Madnick Votes: 1 & 5 0 + 3 = 3
> Voted for by: Crom; Bourne; Savage
>
> 10. [Med.] suffering from excessive thirst.
> Submitter: Shepherdson Votes: 11 & 16 0 + 1 = 1
> Voted for by: Carson
>
> 11. three degrees east of magnetic north.
> Submitter: Stevens Votes: 13 & 15 0 + 2 = 2
> Voted for by: Shepherdson; Weltz
>
> 12. asserting unwarranted authority.
> Submitter: Hart Votes: 7 & 16 0 + 1 = 1
> Voted for by: Grieco
>
> 13. bending back upon itself.
> Submitter: Abell Votes: 7 & 14 0 + 7 = 7
> Voted for by: Widdis; Shefler; Keating; Stevens; Weltz; Lodge;
> Cunningham
>
> 14. lying on one's side.
> Submitter: Weltz Votes: 11 & 13 0 + 3 = 3
> Voted for by: Shefler; Abell; Carson
>
> 15. common; inferior.
> Submitter: Lodge Votes: 13 & 16 0 + 4 = 4
> Voted for by: Keating; Stevens; Cunningham; Grieco
>
> 16. a female worker.
> Submitter: Cunningham Votes: 13 & 15 0 + 3 = 3
> Voted for by: Shepherdson; Hart; Lodge
>
> 17. a sinkhole.
> Submitter: Carson Votes: 10 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
> Voted for by:
>
> No def: Grieco Votes: 12 & 15 0 + 0 = 0
>
> No def: Savage Votes: 1 & 9 0 + 0 = 0
>
>
> * * * * * * *
>
>
> Player Def# Voted for Points
> ------------------------------ ---- ----------- -------------
> Abell ........................ 13 7 & 14 0 + 7 =7
> Barrs ........................ 3 DQ DQ + 0 =0
> Bourne ....................... 6 8 & 9 0 + 0 =0
> Carson ....................... 17 10 & 14 0 + 0 =0
>
> Crom ......................... 2 7 & 9 0 + 1 =1
>
> Cunningham ................... 16 13 & 15 0 + 3 =3
> Dictionary ................... 4 N/A
> D0
> Grieco ....................... 12 & 15 0 + 0 =0
> Hart ......................... 12 7 & 16 0 + 1 =1
> Keating ...................... 7 13 & 15 0 + 3 =3
> Lodge ........................ 15 13 & 16 0 + 4 =4
>
> Madnick ...................... 9 1 & 5 0 + 3 =3
> Morgan ....................... 8 DQ DQ + 1 =1
>
> Savage ....................... 1 & 9 0 + 0 =0
>
> Shefler ...................... 5 13 & 14 0 + 1 =1
>
> Shepherdson .................. 10 11 & 16 0 + 1 =1
>
> Stevens ...................... 11 13 & 15 0 + 2 =2
>
> Weltz ........................ 14 11 & 13 0
> + 3 =3
> Widdis ....................... 1 2 & 13 0 + 2 =2
>

[Daniel B. Widdis]

A D0 is a D0. Congratulations!

--
Dan