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ligase

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈlɪɡeɪz/
  • US: /ˈlaɪɡeɪz/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the binding of two molecules; synthetase.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ligation + -ase.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: լիգազներ (ligazner) — enzyme
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聯結酶 /联结酶 (liánjiéméi) — enzyme
  • Chinese Mandarin: 連接酶 /连接酶 (liánjiēméi) — enzyme
  • Finnish: ligaasi — enzyme
  • French: ligase — enzyme
  • Georgian: ლიგაზა (ligaza) — enzyme
  • German: Ligase — enzyme
  • Greek: δεσμάση (desmási) — enzyme
  • Italian: ligasi — enzyme
  • Japanese: リガーゼ (rigāze) — enzyme
  • Kazakh: лигаза (ligaza) — enzyme
  • Korean: 연결 효소 (yeon'gyeol hyoso) — enzyme
  • Korean: 라이게이스 (raigeiseu) — enzyme
  • Korean: 리게이스 (rigeiseu) — enzyme
  • Persian: لیگاز — enzyme
  • Polish: ligaza — enzyme
  • Portuguese: ligase — enzyme
  • Spanish: ligasa — enzyme
  • Turkish: ligaz — enzyme
  • Turkish: ligazlar — enzyme
  • Uzbek: ligaza — enzyme
  • Vietnamese: ligaza — enzyme
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