integrase

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noun

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

OriginEnglish diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi →
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Meanings

nounintegrase (plural integrases)

plural integrases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that integrates viral DNA into that of an infected cell

Origin

  1. Englishintegrate
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  3. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  5. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  6. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  10. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  11. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  12. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  13. Englishdiastase
  14. Englishintegrase

From integrate + -ase.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 整合酶
  • 整合酶 (zhěnghéméi)enzyme
Finnish integraasi
  • integraasienzyme
Italian integrasi
  • integrasienzyme
Russian интегра́за
  • интегра́за (integráza)enzyme

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

integrase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/integrase

MLA

“integrase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/integrase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “integrase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/integrase.

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