Synonyms & related words for transaminase

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Words related to transaminase

Explore words related to transaminase — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include aminotransferase, transamination, transferase, decarboxylase, dehydrogenase, phosphokinase, glucuronidase, esterases. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does transaminase come from?

The word transaminase breaks down into 3 roots of Latin, New Latin, and Greek origin: trans-, from Latin trans (“across, over, beyond”); amin, from New Latin ammonia (“amine, nitrogen group (from sal ammoniac, of Ammon)”); and -ase, from Greek -ase (“enzyme (abstracted from diastase, Greek diastasis 'separation')”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.