Synonyms & related words for ligase

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of ligase. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to ligase

Explore words related to ligase — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include synthetase, methylase, replicase, holoenzyme, endonuclease, exopeptidase, carboxylase, enzyme. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does ligase come from?

The word ligase breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and French origin: lig, from Latin ligare (“to bind, tie”); and -ase, from French ase (“enzyme”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.