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10 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA
originEtymology tree English polymer Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ 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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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