gyrase

gy·rase

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jahy-reys, -reyz]
- /ˈdʒaɪ reɪs, -reɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jahy-reys, -reyz]
- /ˈdʒaɪ reɪs, -reɪz/

Definitions of gyrase word

noun gyrase a bacterial enzyme that causes supercoiling of DNA. 1
noun gyrase (biochemistry) An enzyme that supercoils DNA. 1
noun gyrase a topoisomerase enzyme 0

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Origin of gyrase

First appearance:

before 1976

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1976; gyr- + -ase

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Parts of speech for Gyrase

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gyrase

gyrase popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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