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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

li•gase n. [Biochem.]

Biochemistryany of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.

Latin lig(āre) to tie, bind + -ase
1961

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