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syn·the·tase | \ ˈsin-thə-ˌtās 
, -ˌtāz \
, -ˌtāz \Definition of synthetase
: an enzyme that catalyzes the linking together of two molecules usually using the energy derived from the concurrent splitting off of a pyrophosphate group from a triphosphate (such as ATP)
— called also ligase
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synthetase
nounsyn·the·tase | \ ˈsin-thə-ˌtās, -ˌtāz \
\Medical Definition of synthetase
: an enzyme that catalyzes the linking together of two molecules especially by using the energy derived from the concurrent splitting off of a pyrophosphate group from a triphosphate (as ATP)
— called also ligase
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The first known use of synthetase was in 1947
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