autoligation

noun — 2 senses

autoligation

noun

Etymology From auto- + ligation.

1

Medicine, Sciences, Surgery The act of ligating something to itself

2

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences autocatalysis of the ligation of an enzyme

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