[syn.the.tase] n [synthetic + -ase] (1947): an enzyme that catalyzes the linking together of two molecules usu. using the energy derived from the concurrent splitting off of a pyrophosphate group from a triphosphate (as ATP)--called also ligase
SYNTHETASE
Meaning of SYNTHETASE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012