Etymology

nickase

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Today it means: Any enzyme that causes nicks (breaks in one strand) of nucleic acid, allowing it to unwind Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
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  1. Englishnick
  2. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  3. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  4. Englishdiastase
  5. English todaynickase

From nick + -ase.

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