synthetase

[ sin-thuh-teys, -teyz ]
/ ˈsɪn θəˌteɪs, -ˌteɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

ligase.

Origin of synthetase

First recorded in 1947; synthet(ic) + -ase

Words nearby synthetase

synthesis, synthesis gas, synthesize, synthesizer, synthespian, synthetase, synthetic, synthetic biology, synthetic cubism, synthetic detergent, synthetic division

Medical definitions for synthetase

synthetase
[ sĭn′thĭ-tās′, -tāz′ ]

n.

ligase