gyrase

G2Y4R1A1S1E1

noun

An enzyme that supercoils DNA.

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Meanings

noungyrase (countable and uncountable, plural gyrases)

plural gyrases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme that supercoils DNA.

Origin

From gyro- + -ase.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

greasy
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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