Synonyms & related words for nitrogenase

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of nitrogenase. 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 nitrogenase

Explore words related to nitrogenase — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hydrogenase, oxygenase, oxidoreductase, carboxylase, amidase, enolase, sulphatase, diaphorase. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does nitrogenase come from?

The word nitrogenase breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: nitro, from Greek nitron (“nitre, soda (nitrogen)”); gen, from Greek -genes (“producing, forming”); and -ase, from Greek -ase (“enzyme”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.