autoligation

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noun

The act of ligating something to itself

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounautoligation (countable and uncountable, plural autoligations)

plural autoligations

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe act of ligating something to itself
  2. countableuncountablebiochemistryautocatalysis of the ligation of an enzyme

Origin

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APA

autoligation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoligation

MLA

“autoligation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoligation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoligation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoligation.

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