Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

integrase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: in-te-grase
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any enzyme that integrates viral DNA into that of an infected cell

Etymology

Etymology tree English integrate 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 integrase From integrate + -ase.

Inflected Forms

integrases (plural)

Phrases

-tegravir

Questions

What does integrase mean?: Any enzyme that integrates viral DNA into that of an infected cell
Where does integrase come from?: Etymology tree English integrate 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 integrase From integrate + -ase.

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