polymerase en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English polymer Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English polymerase From polymer + -ase.
Meanings
- Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| polymerases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
polymerasic · polony · Taq polymerase · exopolymerase · xenopolymerase · copolymerase · RNA polymerase · polymerase chain reaction · DNA polymerase · depolymerase · polyadenylribosylpolymerase
Relateds
reverse transcriptase · transcriptase
Translations (17)
es polimerasa (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · ru полимераза (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · cmn 聚合酶 (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · fr polymérase (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · yue 聚合酶 (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · mi whākōkī waerau (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · mn ᠨᠡᠢᠯᠡᠮᠡᠯ ᠢᠰᠬᠡᠭᠦᠷ (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · mn полимераз (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · mn нийлмэл исгүүр (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · hi बहुलकेद (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · it polimerasi (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · id polimerase (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · mn ᠫᠣᠯᠢᠮᠧᠷᠠᠽ (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · de Polymerase (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · pt polimerase (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · el πολυμεράση (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) · fi polymeraasi (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers)