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autoligation

autoligation noun: the act of ligating something to itself.

Noun

autoligation (countable and uncountable, plural autoligations)

  1. The act of ligating something to itself
  2. autocatalysis of the ligation of an enzyme

Forms of autoligation

pluralautoligations

Origin of autoligation

From auto- + ligation.

Questions about autoligation

What does autoligation mean?
Autoligation means the act of ligating something to itself.
What part of speech is autoligation?
Autoligation is a noun.
What is the plural of autoligation?
The plural of autoligation is autoligations.

Words near autoligation in the dictionary

  1. autoless
  2. autolessness
  3. autoligate
  4. autoligated
  5. autoligating
  6. autoligation
  7. autoligations
  8. autolimnetic
  9. autolinguonym
  10. autolinguonyms
  11. autolipophagosome

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