separase

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noun

A cysteine protease responsible for triggering anaphase by hydrolysing cohesin.

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

nounseparase (countable and uncountable, plural separases)

plural separases

  1. countableuncountableA cysteine protease responsible for triggering anaphase by hydrolysing cohesin.

    Synonyms: separin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cysteine protease responsible for triggering anaphase by hydrolysing cohesin.

Similar
separin
Also see
separin

Origin

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

From separate + -ase.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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